Category: crime
Bad Daddy by Gary Ives Growing up the Swenson kids lived for nearly two years at our…
The Lesson by D.W. Davis I went to Kalil’s to get some smokes and a pint….
Mistaken Identity by M.A. De Neve “It was a pleasure to meet you,” the funeral director shook…
Transfemation by John Baldwin “What if we could just become someone else? The same me, but with…
Proof of Life by Madeline McEwen Car horns honked as Myra Sykes awoke in her Taurus-cum-office parked…
Editor’s Note: You can read a previous story from author Julian Grant featuring the character Ned Miller…
Miller’s Junction by Julian Grant Ned Miller hated how the room still stank of her death. He’d…
A Circle of Seagulls by Tony Billinghurst The postcard from England only bore three words: “Phone me…
The Interview by Fred Miller Following a long step down from the bus, he moved across the…
Two Birds With One Stone by Mark SaFranko Rex Givern’s parents were against the idea from the…
Enigma by Zachary Toombs I could only describe that feeling as a dark, lurching beast that clawed…
One Door Closing by Patrick Ritter Conrad King didn’t know this was his last day in the…
Caught Between Two Loves by Charles David Taylor Here’s the thing: mom absolutely would not tolerate lying…
A Night Out by Christina Mentzer Janice opened the heavy oak wood door. A mix of voices…
A Part of Something by Evan Lowes Many rose to their feet as the applause started. I…
The Plan by Frederick K. Foote, Jr. Dusk is settling like doomsday creeping on clawed feet. I…
A burger and a bourbon will be fine by Malky McEwan “Busy?” “No,” my default answer. When…
Adya by Frederick K. Foote, Jr. Okay, that’s my partner, Adya, over at the corner desk. The…
The Exemption List by Dylan James Harper The dusty calm of the desert trading town was interrupt…
A Walk in the Park by Wes Blalock Katie Reynolds rushed out of the Cary Valley National…
The Plot by James Boyle “I don’t think I can do it.” Jessica strolled out of…
An End Fit For Scum by Craig Steven With my father and uncles, I carried my brother’s…
The Thief And The Mangler by Derek Cottrell Night. A time that promised intrigue and mystery. When…
A Different World by Jon Wesick Joseph Hart was fourteen when Stubing’s goons killed his father. Even…
The Boy with an Earache by Jon Wesick Pain! An ice pick of agony stabbed Kenny Johnson’s…