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    Ungodly Murder
    Ungodly Murder
    Ungodly Murder
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    Ungodly Murder

    By Ian C. Dawkins Moore

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    Based on Somerset Maughan’s short story, ‘Rain,’– think Diabolique meets Walter Mosley as told by Agatha Christie.

    When Mr. Jefferson is found dead, suicide is the consensus. When Nina and Mani return home to Oakland after helping Dolores and Zadi get a new start in life, they speculate on Mr. Jefferson’s death. Nina is convinced Mr. Jefferson’s inner conflicts with carnal desires versus religious convictions led to him killing himself.

    Mani narrates a story told to him by O’Callaghan, a sailor in love with Zadi, about how he found Jefferson on the promenade and beat him, leaving him for dead. Then Mani relates a story from Moira, a hotel guest, about Dolores and Zadi killing Mr. Jefferson. But Nina doesn’t believe it. Finally, Nina reads a letter from Stevens, the hotel owner who confesses that his wife, Martha, killed Jefferson because he abused her kids.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIan C. Dawkins Moore
    Release dateApr 2, 2024
    ISBN9798215338247
    Ungodly Murder
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    Ian C. Dawkins Moore

    Ian C. Dawkins Moore was born under the sign of Aries in the year of the Tiger. He survived a British boarding school, the jock world of football hooliganism, hitch-hiking across the Sahara desert, and the two-tone culture of American racism. He is the published author of over 20 books, and he can still see the funny side of life- Be Well & Enjoy!

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