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

“He couldn’t remember anyone. At one point Father spoke about the staff and a woman who comes to see him regularly. I asked one of the nurses and she told me her name. Dorothy Perkins.” He looked at Leslie. “Ring any bells?”


“It’s Dot. Of course,” Leslie said. “What else did you learn?”


“That’s about it,” Robert said. “How about you two?”


“To begin with, there’s been a great deal of damage to the home,” Edward said. “Pretty much gutted inside. Bits of fallen brick, plaster—”


Chapter 18