Death in Colour by Melissa Massey
Amelia felt equal parts repelled and entranced by the sight of her first dead body.
Even in the dim wooded light of dawn, the purple bruises bloomed on the dead man’s pale skin like crimson roses climbing a white-washed wall. The limbs of the corpse were bent to awkward angles, the skin torn and taut over broken bones.
Amelia winced, but stepped forward an inch, dry twigs cracking underfoot, and crouched. She raised her lamplight and looked through the lens, as she’d been recently taught, and pointed her camera at the deceased’s face. It was as twisted as his form. Not sure how long she’d manage a steady hand, she promptly pressed the button which made a click, whirr and eventually a puff, as the cloud of shimmering green smoke poured out.
‘Careful there,’ a voice behind her bellowed. ‘Don’t contaminate the crime scene with your fancy devices.’
‘Sorry,’ Amelia said over her shoulder to an approaching police officer, as she circled round the dead man’s hea...
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Even in the dim wooded light of dawn, the purple bruises bloomed on the dead man’s pale skin like crimson roses climbing a white-washed wall. The limbs of the corpse were bent to awkward angles, the skin torn and taut over broken bones.
Amelia winced, but stepped forward an inch, dry twigs cracking underfoot, and crouched. She raised her lamplight and looked through the lens, as she’d been recently taught, and pointed her camera at the deceased’s face. It was as twisted as his form. Not sure how long she’d manage a steady hand, she promptly pressed the button which made a click, whirr and eventually a puff, as the cloud of shimmering green smoke poured out.
‘Careful there,’ a voice behind her bellowed. ‘Don’t contaminate the crime scene with your fancy devices.’
‘Sorry,’ Amelia said over her shoulder to an approaching police officer, as she circled round the dead man’s hea...
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Summary: Amelia, a young apprentice working with a chamaeleo and police officer, unexpectedly encounters a de...
Review: This gripping and imaginative story combines elements of mystery, fantasy, and suspense in a captiva...
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