Chapter 11 - Return to Istria

Et in arcadia ego - Hector Schofield fecit

A rainy weekend provides an incentive to get the next chapter done. Before writing it I read through everything so far and began to worry that there haven't been enough explosions so far for a thriller. Only one corpse (whom I've resurrected) and a faked mugging by a couple of children. So I thought hard about adding a train crash to this chapter, but decided it wouldn't work and regretfully abandoned the idea.  However, this chapter has some important events taking place which will have explosive consequences. Read and enjoy!

The story so far - Celia Thomas carries out pigment analysis on the samples she has brought back from the chapel in Istria. Although she is concerned that they indicate that the paintings are not from the 15th century, her boss, Dr Lenz, instructs her to go back to Istria with her team and carry on her research. Will this give her a chance to investigate the mysterious sighting of her brother, Ned, who was supposed to have died sixteen years before?

Chapter 11 can now be found under 'Good stuff'