THE MAGAZINE SELLER

Bob Appleby had lost everything. His wife had thrown him out, his employment had been terminated, and homeless he was reduced to living in a friend's garden shed. Stella, a lonely widow, often passed the time of day with him when he was outside Marks & Spencer selling magazines. Then, one winter his situation worsened and they met again in odd circumstances. He thought Stella was his saviour. Until he came to know her better. A crime story by Nel Barton.