Post MortemThe all-pervading smell of the mortuary assaulted the nostrils of the two men as they entered the autopsy room, where Doctor Roebuck was just completing his post mortem examination on the remains of Clara Forshaw. For once, Dylan Hillman felt a sense of gratitude towards his inspector for having dragged him along to The Spotted Hound in the middle of the working day. At least the effects of the three pints of ale he'd consumed went some way towards alleviating the overwhelming queasiness that usually accompanied a visit to the autopsy room. Even so, he still felt a wave of nausea as the odors of disinfectant, blood, and human entrails rose to greet his nostrils as he and Norris entered and drew closer to the table where Roebuck stood over the body, apparently impervious to any m
