![]() ![]() when they were last seen and what happened between then and their body being discovered. “They always say it’s the timeline that’s important. “You’ve got to start with the victim and where they’ve been before,” says Mari, serving up a welcoming cup of coffee which I’m now hoping isn’t laced with something fatal and untraceable. In real policing, you ignore the mundane at your peril.īut given that most murderers, and not just firearm-toting grannies, presumably do not bump someone off with a view to getting caught, how would the police go about solving the ‘perfect’ murder? One of the characters in Mari’s new novel, The Silent Room, uses the invisible granny ploy to extract vital information – from the company that monitors a supermarket carpark, would you believe? You should try it – it works.”īeware the vengeful granny with a rifle and a slow-moving car. My granny is always banging on about being invisible. In answer to the question “How would you commit the perfect murder?” she replies: “Don’t you mean, how did I?”Īnd she offers a question herself: “Did I mention the disguise?”Īnd the answer: “I was wearing the cloak of old age. ![]() ![]() On the website of publisher Pan Macmillan, Mari Hannah goes into detail, including her motive (revenge), her weapon of choice (rifle) and her getaway vehicle (nondescript, false plates). In a nice house up a leafy lane in the Tyne Valley I am discussing the perfect murder with a woman who seems to know a great deal about such things. ![]()
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