Category: crime
Discovery by Patrick Ross He hadn’t expected to come home to a dead body. Nor would he…
Sleeping Dogs by James C. Clar Honolulu, 1942 The ceiling fan spun lazily overhead, pushing stale, smoky…
After I Met Her at the A&P by Keith Parker The last time I saw her was…
Operation Midnight Jazz by Otis Johnson 1. Santa Cruz, Friday, August 19, 1966 “I can feel…
I Got You This Vietnamese Mossy Frog by Kate Maxlow Hey, Emma, thanks again for coming to…
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Livy by Bill Tope Livy came awake with a start. Her fists were tightly clutching the linens…
The Price of Doing Business by James C. Clar Honolulu, 1942 That morning it was hot enough…
Assault by Bill Tope Hennie stepped out of the shower, trailing twinking droplets of water onto the…
Nearest and Dearest by Bob Toomey Nick collected his package at the front desk and brought it…
Pillbottle Legacy by Jon Wesick I scrolled through the Profit and Loss from Business menu to enter…
The Man Who Loved Frank Sinatra by James C. Clar Born William Bruno, he was going by…
Calves Followed by Cicadas by Patricia Ann Bowen Chyna Lewis leaned on the counter, exhausted, looking forward…
Blind Justice by Jon Wesick I was looking at a pile of dirty snow, shaped like the…
Ghosted by Robert J. Binney In hindsight, I never should have told Scott Stamper he could get…
A Signet Society by Grant Tracey The crowd in dark wool and gray parkas gathered around the…
The Old Brass Clock by Arthur Davis There is a tall stone wall miles long that dates…
The Check-In by Adam Taylor Sometimes people who receive gifts of extraordinary power do not use them…
Dragan Živković’s First Day On The Job by Jake Boyle The frustrated fly dodged a succession of…
Pimp by Stefan Sofiski Moses bursts into the room, pushing two of his whores out the way….
Only The Best, Only For You by Kofi Nyameye Frank Lassen, aka Frankie Luxe, had been in…
Soft Boy by T.J. Staneart “They used to make bomb parts here,” Detective Shultz said with…
Murder On The Playground by Marc Egnal Marit Nilson felt she had led a charmed life….
A Hotel of This Caliber by Robert Duffy Rostov and Kozlov pulled up in front of the…
Glengarry Glen Cookie by Jon Wesick “Enriched flour, sugar, flour, vegetable oil shortening (palm kernel and palm…