FINDING LOVE IN MICKLEWICK BAY (MICKLEWICK BAY #3) BY ELIZA J SCOTT – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Eliza J Scott
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THIRTY-THREE YEARS LATER
Stella slid the off-white horsehair barristers’ wig from her head and threw it
onto the large table that occupied the centre of the oak-panelled robing
room of York Crown Court, puffing out her cheeks as she did so. It had
been a tough week, one she wasn’t sorry to see the back of. Only a handful
of fellow advocates remained at court, most heading off as soon as they
could, intent on making the most of their Friday evening. And, much as she
loved her job as a criminal barrister, today she’d be glad to shed her robes
and head back home to Micklewick Bay on the North Yorkshire Coast.
‘What’s up, Hutton?’ asked a plummy voice from the other side of the
table, pulling her out of her thoughts. It wasn’t unusual for members of the
bar to address one another by their surname. ‘Thought you’d be happy it’s
Friday at last.’
She glanced over to where the voice came from and released a noisy
sigh. ‘Hi, Ferdy, didn’t see you sitting there.’ She dredged up a smile. ‘I
can’t tell you how happy I am it’s Friday, but it’s been a right pain of a day,
that’s all. Actually, make that it’s been a right pain of a week.’ Her North
Yorkshire accent stood in stark contrast to the well-spoken tones of her
fellow barrister, but Stella had never felt compelled to modify the way she
spoke to “fit in” as some of her contemporaries had, which resulted in some
amusing, affected tones. She shrugged off her black gown, dropping it onto
the seat before her.
‘Ah, yes, I’d heard you were the unlucky so-and-so who’s prosecuting
one of the notorious Dixon clan opposite Elliott; a dodgy duo if ever there
was one.’ Aiken Ferdinand KC pulled a sympathetic face, closing his
laptop.
Stella nodded, reaching around to the back of her neck and unfastening
the starched white collarette with its attached bands, pulling it free from
where it was tucked in the jacket of her tailored black suit. ‘Hmm. And
don’t I know about it.’ She threw the collarette on top of her wig then
smoothed her hands over her blonde hair that was tied back in the usual
sleek ponytail she wore for work.
‘Ughh! You have my sympathies. I’ve heard the case is a stinker and it
won’t be helped by the fact your opponent’s a devious weasel. Wouldn’t
trust him as far as I could throw him.’
‘Tell me about it. Thanks to Elliott’s fannying about, and deliberately
dragging his heels, the trial has run into next week which has meant I’ve
had to return a manslaug
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