Crime Fiction by John RC Potter Cornelia Vanstone took great pride in herself in general, but particularly for the following three reasons: her prize-winning gingersnap cookies, a trim waistline despite being in her mid-seventies, and her success as the author of several romance novels, known for their titillating titles and historical settings. Although she hadContinue reading “The Mystery Of The Dead-As-A-Doornail Author”
Monthly Archives: April 2024
Tiny Soldiers
Crime Fiction By Anthony Ventre Fabian and Joe Bottom just left. They split, both of them, a few minutes ago. A couple of creeps! Sniff! Sniff! Fabian’s cheap cologne permeates the curtains, my clothing, the entire cottage. Joe Bottom stood right over there by the china closet, lips slightly parted, baring his keyboard ivory teeth.Continue reading “Tiny Soldiers”
Dead Short
Crime Fiction By Tony Sweatland The cops showed up while Mickey was in surgery. Liz didn’t say much other than the basics. He tried to get me, we fought back. He shot at Mickey. Mickey shot back. They still had plenty of questions but they were understanding of the situation and made arrangements to talkContinue reading “Dead Short”
Blink Camera Nightvision
Review by Chris Bunton If you are interested in True Crime, and the things written on The Yard: Crime Blog, then you know that bad things happen, and that it can happen to you. It is important that we protect ourselves and our loved ones. Here on The Yard, we have started posting affiliate linksContinue reading “Blink Camera Nightvision”
Smolder
Speculative Fiction by Liz Lydic One by one, they came into his life and then went out. “No drama,” was the investment broker’s warning, and then, at the point of ending the relationship, was the reason for the final break. He’d drive to the girl’s residence under average circumstances; she, delighted in seeing him, wouldContinue reading “Smolder”
Raiin
Crime Fiction By Alex Finch (Graphic Content Warning) Most only know me as The Raiin Killer. Nobody knows who I am beneath the mask. Or that I’m almost always smiling. Well, I guess this journal is a tribute to my dead psychiatrist. She was a fighter until the end, I had to admire that. SheContinue reading “Raiin”
True Crime: Savage Murder at Taliesin
True Crime By Chris Bunton Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most famous architects in the world. He lived and worked between 1867 and 1959. His works have inspired millions, but at the same time, his life had dark tragedies. I have been a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright for quite some time, andContinue reading “True Crime: Savage Murder at Taliesin”
Sad Day
Crime Fiction By Dick Johnson It was a sad day in a house full of assholes, and I was dying. It wasn’t always sad, like it wasn’t always daytime, but they were probably always assholes. It was a house in St. Louis. It was one of those slum houses. I’d tell you where, but noContinue reading “Sad Day”
The Drawing
Crime Fiction by E.P. Lande Jack stood in the rain, wondering what he should do. He had borrowed from everyone he knew, and now no one returned his phone calls. He had been fired from his job for being drunk — again — and, at his age, he didn’t believe his prospects for finding anotherContinue reading “The Drawing”
Releasing The Pain
Crime Fiction by Kevin Hopson I stared at the back of the woman, her coffee-tinted hair resting along her shoulders as she munched on a blueberry muffin. Though I couldn’t see her face from where I sat, I knew it was Lauren. I watched her enter the diner earlier, and she matched the photo herContinue reading “Releasing The Pain”