#Rankin. #Standing in another man's grave. Page 24.

There's no evidence, no bodies have ever

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turned up, so as far as you lot (number of people or things) are concerned, there's no crime. I'm just a mother whose reasoning (the process of thinking about something in order to make a decision) has disappeared along with her only child.

She waited for him to nod. Wrapping her arms around herself, she turned away (to move your face so you are not looking at something) from him. 'I just have come from there. The inspector hardly (certainly not) gave me the time of day.'

She paused and screwed (to tighten) her eyes shut .