The Formula

By Crystin Morgan

The third in the LiBREttO series of short stories by Crystin Morgan.

The fates of two men collide one week in November 1990. Twenty-two-year-old Vic Tomlinson is embarking on his legal career while Colin Campbell is in the dock, standing trial for murdering his wife. Everyone involved in the case is shocked at the defendant's 'not guilty' plea, as the prosecution's case is undeniably water tight. But when Campbell takes the stand, his evidence is the most astonishing the court has ever heard.

Will the jury believe him? Is Campbell a cold-hearted murderer? Or is he simply insane?

Twenty-three years later, Tomlinson discovers another clue.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Pig Publishing
• Release date: Feb 2, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310858161

Crystin Morgan

Crystin Morgan is a writer and journalist who lives in the wonderful city of Brighton on the south coast of England, with her husband, two dogs and cat. Originally from a beautiful valley in South Wales, Crystin has been a working journalist for many years and has been published in a number of the UK’s most popular national magazines and newspapers.

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The Formula

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Crystin Morgan

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The Formula

About the author

Also by Crystin Morgan

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The Formula

Some dates in your life cling to your memory more than others. The date you were born. When you had your first kiss. The day you met the love of your life. When your team won the World Cup.

November 19th, 1990. That’s a date I’ll always remember. The day I started my first grown-up job – an usher at Cambridge Crown Court. And a date Colin Campbell won’t forget in a hurry, either. After all, it’s not every day you stand trial for murdering your wife.

More than two decades have passed since then, but I remember the events of that week as if they happened just a few days ago. It was a big deal for me because it meant I was one step nearer to my dream of being a law man: a big shot with a solid moral code, championing the poor, the needy and the wrongly accused. Superman in a wig and