5/7/2023 0 Comments Skulduggery pleasant books![]() She watched him, intrigued by his appearance. A scarf was wrapped around the lower half of his face, and even from her position on the far side of the grave, Stephanie could make out the wild and frizzy hair that escaped from the wide-brimmed hat he wore low over his gigantic sunglasses. He was standing under the shade of a large tree, away from the crowd, the coat buttoned up all the way despite the warmth of the afternoon. It was at Gordon's funeral, however, that Stephanie Edgley first caught sight of the gentleman in the tan overcoat. Gordon hadn't been a well-liked figure in the publishing world, for although the books he wrotetales of horror and magic and wonderregularly reared their heads in the bestseller lists, he had the disquieting habit of insulting people without realizing it, then laughing at their shock. The funeral was attended by family and acquaintances but not many friends. ![]() A tragic loss, his mind echoed numbly as he slipped away. ![]() One moment he was in his study, seven words into the twenty-fifth sentence of the final chapter of his new book, And the Darkness Rained upon Them, and the next he was dead. ![]() ![]() Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyonenot least himself. ![]()
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