Coffin on the Water

Copyright

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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First published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1986

Copyright © Gwendoline Butler 1986

Gwendoline Butler asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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Dedication

To J.K.M.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter 1: The Delivery

Chapter 2: The Shape of the Murderer

Chapter 3: The Stance of the Murderer

Chapter 4: The Feet of the Murderer

Chapter 5: Following the Feet of the Murderer

Chapter 6: The Neck of the Murderer

Chapter 7: The Neck Feels the Rope

Chapter 8: The Hands of the Murderer

Chapter 9: The Work of the Murderer’s Hands

Chapter 10: A Sight of the Murderer’s Hands

Chapter 11: The Way the Murderer Walked

Chapter 12: The Face of the Murderer

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Acknowledgements

About the Author

Also by the Author

About the Publishers

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