James Ronald

Counsel for the Defence : Stories of Crime & Detection Vol 10 James Ronald

Stories of Crime & Detection Volume Ten contains two novellas and a short story. Counsel for the Defence   A London pawnbroker is murdered and the police find a diamond necklace hidden under the floorboards.  Morphine addict Arnold Hemingway is implicated, but claims he was meeting an old flame Lucy Hemmerde at the time of the killing.  But Lucy has vanished into thin air, and the defence counsel must turn detective to find the real killer.   The Awakening of Theodore Wrenn  Thirty-six-year-old Theodore Wrenn leads a quiet existence working for elderly solicitors Gentry, Green and Gentry; but his life changes suddenly when his wealthy flamboyant cousin needs to recover some compromising letters.

The ensuing hunt leads the diligent Wrenn on a series of adventures that bring love and danger.   The Baby and the Gorilla   After catching a local thug nicknamed ‘the Gorilla’, Seargent Kelly is in a reminiscent mood.