Sooley

Miss Sooley nodded, glanced at the two closed doors on the landing, put one finger to her lips and then whispered:

Death at the Opera Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1939

Miss Sooley clicked her tongue and then said archly, and with the simpering smile of a sentimental old maid:

Death at the Opera Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1939

Miss Sooley occupied a small chair, folded her hands in her lap, and prepared to unfold the tale.

Death at the Opera Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1939

Miss Sooley looked startled, twisted the black silk apron she wore into a crumpled mess, shook her head, and said that she was sure she did not know.

Death at the Opera Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1939

“Lie number one, if Miss Sooley is telling the truth,” thought Mrs. Bradley, delighted to find an untruthful suspect.

Death at the Opera Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1939

Sooley is restless until he's bought up one end of every town he goes into, from Eden plumb over to Washington, D. C., -- and 'tain't ever the

The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation Harry Leon Wilson 1903

This is an exceptionally elegant production, as one would expect from this designer and the photographer Howard Sooley who was responsible for the great garden book of the past quarter century: Derek Jarman's Garden.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Under the attentive, loving eye of the photographer Howard Sooley, even Pearson's Turkish knife is photogenic.

NYT > Home Page By DOMINIQUE BROWNING 2011

This is an exceptionally elegant production, as one would expect from this designer and the photographer Howard Sooley who was responsible for the great garden book of the past quarter century: Derek Jarman's Garden.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

“Dear Aunt Sooley,” it began (“she always called me her aunt, the same as Miss Lincallow, but of course I’m no relation really,”) interpolated the recipient of the communication, peering short-sightedly over Mrs. Bradley’s shoulder at the even, legible, schoolmistress-careful script.

Death at the Opera Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1939