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The Heron’s Cry Chapters

Chapters 1-3

Jen had drunk too much.

Dorothy Venn was waiting

Chapters 19-21

All the way back to Westacombe, Eve remained silent and still.

Jonathan sat next to her in the back of the car.

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Chapters 22-24

The Sandpiper was closed all day on Mondays.

Our one day of rest, George said when Jen called to make an appointment.

Chapters 25-27

After dropping Janey Mackenzie in Instow, Jen Rafferty made her way back to the police station.

illustration of a man wearing a bathrobe staggering in a hallway with another man in the background in a doorway

Chapters 49-50

After breakfast, Matthew drove home across Braunton Great Marsh, past the pools rich with wading birds

illustration of a man in jeans and T-shirt sitting on a sofa, resting his chin on his hand, looking at two men in suits standing in front of him, one writing in a notebook

illustration of two people seated at a table looking serious, with a bearded man in a doorway in the background

illustration of a woman in jeans and t-shirt and a man in business clothes holding suit jacket walking along the beach

illustration of a man in a suit standing near a desk and window looking at a diary, and a detail showing corner of a page with 8531 or 8537 written on it

illustration of a woman and her shadow in the doorway of a large shed with two large doors and small windows, and part of a red car visible outside

illustration of man and woman at kitchen table and man tapping on window outside

illustration of a man in a straw hat sitting on sun lounger, lifting a glass in greeting, and another man close by

illustration of a woman wearing orange dress carrying large straw handbag walking down a street, and a man in the doorway of a tea shop looking in her direction

illustration of a grey heron on water with two men in the background leaning on picket fence and behind them a house with yellow light in windows against a purple sky

illustration of a woman, seen from the back, holding a metal pipe with a globe of molten glass at the end in a fiery furnace

illustration of a white-suited figure with a gloved hand holding an envelope addressed in script to Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, and a pair on legs lying below in the grass

illustration of a man in a shirt and tie, wearing glasses with chin resting on his hand, sitting in a chair looking pensive

illustration of a man sitting on a desk with headphones on, beside a mobile with penguins and polar bears that is hanging from the ceiling

illustration of a young man rushing out of an office, his green tie flying behind him, office chair and pencil cup falling over

illustration of two people walking in the pouring rain at night, one leading the way with a flashlight

illustration of two people sitting in a colorful room at a table beside a large window with a water view and two birds flying past