Lord Alfie of the Mud

Where it all began... One rainy winter night, an orphan hears a strange sound coming from beyond the workhouse gate. Hoping for adventure, he goes to investigate, but doesn't know that what he finds in the freezing mud will change his life forever.

A His Lordship's Mysteries short story, set more than 20 years before the first book. Also available for free on SamanthaSoRelle .com.