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

“You really areall nerves. Anything I can do?”


“Not at the moment and definitely not here.” Leslie grinned at him.


Somewhere in the last hour, the scenery had changed to one of small hills and dales dotted with bracken and rock. Pocket-sized villages appeared in the distance, then vanished, as the train zigged and zagged along the rails. Dark clouds hid the sun, but rays managed to escape now and then and bathed the rugged terrain in a reddish hue.


“You’ve had one of your little trips down memory lane, haven’t you?” Edward asked, finishing his tea and coming over to sit next to Leslie.


“You know me well. I’m embarrassed…no, afraid to tell you—”


Chapter 25