Death in the Oranges by Marc Egnal
Death in the Oranges by Marc Egnal When I was nine, my father was shot dead in front of the dry cleaners he owned. My mom gave me, and my five-year-old sister, Angelica, a...
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A Way Away by Louis Philip DelGiacco
A Way Away by Louis Philip DelGiacco I needed a gun to murder my wife. I’d tried everything else. The knife wounds healed within seconds. The shove down three flights of stairs seemed promising...
Golden Gate by Marc Egnal
Golden Gate by Marc Egnal The knocking on my office door seemed urgent and insistent, at least from where I sat. They say dogs have particularly keen hearing. Add to that short list private...
Alpaca Sunrise by Jon Wesick
Alpaca Sunrise by Jon Wesick Detective Dirk Steelcage hated knitting even more than he hated Brussels sprouts and he hated Brussels sprouts. He was the kind of cop who didn’t let sissy rules like...
This Town Called Winsome by Grant Tracey
This Town Called Winsome by Grant Tracey –1– Susan Norget was quiet, lost in shadows. I was worried about her. She arrived by train from Niagara Falls wearing a wool coat with an imitation...
The Way the Cookie Crumbles by James C. Clar
The Way the Cookie Crumbles by James C. Clar The usually crowded streets were all but deserted. It was nearly 3:30 A.M. after all. The only people out wandering were hookers after a few...
Giovanni and the Bird by Cameron D. Alexander
Giovanni and the Bird by Cameron D. Alexander Jack sighed in resignation as he peered through his dusty Venetian blinds at the carload of Armani thugs. He wasn’t going anywhere in his slippers and...
Some Kind of Angel by Austin Roberts
Some Kind of Angel by Austin Roberts The scene was bad. Male. 60’s. And the pavement had played piñata with his body when he landed. It wasn’t my game anymore, the murder scene, but...
Square One by Bill Tope
Square One by Bill Tope April After Amy was violently raped, she had moments where she lost all touch with reality. The assault happened after her shift at the tavern ended and she was...
At Sea by Henry Simpson
At Sea by Henry Simpson I may have interested Mario in camping by blabbing about nature, observing wildlife, hunting with a .22 rifle, hiking, swimming, sporting a big knife on my belt, strip poker,...