“On Friday 25 October, exactly one week before the first body was discovered at the Dupayne Museum, Adam Dalgliesh visited the museum for the first time. The visit was fortuitous, the decision impulsive and he was later to look back on that afternoon as one of life’s bizarre coincidences which, although occurring more frequently than reason would expect, never fail to surprise.”
‘The Murder Room’ by PD James 
Amazon

Try one of these 1st paras & discover a new author:-
‘Lucky You’ by Carl Hiassen
‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ by Mark Twain
‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding

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