Karma

It began with a single crime, under the canopy of the giant redwoods of California. He committed that crime. He never took responsibility for any of it. Everything was always someone else’s fault, especially hers. He would get her; he would punish her. For him it became an obsession. He had no other life to lead.

It began with a single crime. She was the victim. She would not let the crime define her. She had a life to lead. She would lead it to the full.

From California to Cambridge, England, Robert built the downward spiral of his existence, and his darkness closed in on him.

From California to Cambridge, England, Martha lived life to the full, building an upward spiral from which joy and friendship spread out.

Bad karma, good karma.

Which will prove the stronger?

Richard Barnes studied Medicine at Cambridge and University College Hospital and pursued a career in teaching and research at Cambridge for many years. He is passionate about theatre, education, and equality of opportunity. He now writes murder mysteries which draw on his experience in both university and secondary education. He is married with four grown up children who are out there, saving the world.