Doomed Dynasty Pt 01
—Set in New Zealand— INTRODUCTION The gnarled-faced woman, hair white and thinning without a hint of waves to give relief to her aged appearance, sat at ease, her pale violet eyes looked permanently saddened as if life had treated her cruely. The widow resident of the retirement home bearing her name, pulled out a cheque from her dressing gown pocket. It was signed and dated, the amount correctly entered as $38,000. ‘Thank you Mr Drummond,’ she said to the novelist. ‘Well done and spend...