In the summer of 1944, Leslie Atwater -- feeling abandoned by his lover Edward -- rushes to London to enlist in the armed services. After failing the physical, he retreats to the sanctuary of St. Michael’s rectory and to the love and support of his brother Robert.<br><br>When a bomb explodes near St. Andrew’s Home for Boys, it unearths a skeleton of an adolescent. As Leslie, Edward, and Robert set about identifying the remains, the shocking discovery stirs up an old antagonism between the two brothers and brings to light a string of repressed memories for Leslie.<br><br>With the truth obscured by the passage of years, can Leslie and Edward sift through the lies and subterfuge to track down the coldhearted killer of a kindred spirit?

Kindred Spirit

Mrs. Crowe had told him it would only be a short walk, but when they’d reached the bus stop, he was already breathing heavily.


“Not to worry. Just a short journey—”


“So you said earlier…about the walk. Now it’s turned into a journey.”


She put up her hand and tut-tutted. “Think of this as an adventure. A bit of fun between us. Something unplanned that suddenly popped up.”


She went on about their grand adventure while he watched with some interest as a well-dressed gent wearing a neat tie and a mischievous grin walked up and stood next to him where they’d stopped to wait for the bus.


Leslie quickly looked away, hoping Mrs. Crowe’s adventure was the only thing that popped up that morning.


Chapter 5