Second paragraph of third chapter:
‘Pardon. Sorry.’ Ruth sniffed.
Another short and digestible Bernice Summerfield novel, with two nicely intertwined timelines about a crashed spaceship and a randy corporate sponsor, it only becoming clear at the end of a short book how the two are related to each other. Minor but enjoyable. You can get it here.
Next in the Bernice Summerfield series: Adorable Illusion, by Gary Russell.
It might be a good time to go on holiday. I was rock climbing in Derbyshire during the Diana Windsor funeral, and I remember how quiet the roads were and how few people there were in the countryside. Much like the foot-and-mouth outbreak.