Flash Fiction by Jim Harrington I’ve been in his apartment many times. It always starts with dinner and a drink or two at Luigi’s Bistro or Leonard’s. I dress as he requests, in a short dress or skirt, “and no underpants,” he says, with a half smile and a wink. *Good luck on that lastContinue reading “Thou Shalt Not Lie”
Category Archives: Crime Fiction
Mission: Under The Cover of Darkness
Speculative Spy Fiction by Juan E. Scheuren Blood ran down Wyren’s face and dripped onto the floor. His hands were tied behind the chair he sat on. In front of him stood an imposing man—shoulders back and his chest broadened, revealing his muscular frame. The man seemed to enjoy himself, interrogating a HunterSpy agent andContinue reading “Mission: Under The Cover of Darkness”
Jakob’s American Dream
Historical Fiction by James Bremer, Sr. In 1935 I was a year out of law school and an Assistant Prosecutor on New York District Attorney Thomas Dewey’s staff when I got a call from him asking, “Mr. Jensen, how would you like to help me send that bastard Charles Luciano up the river?” I replied,Continue reading “Jakob’s American Dream”
A Fate Worse than Death
Flash Fiction by Tyler Marable Clarence Whitley had another nightmare, like the one that came before, and the one that preceded that one. This time, he sat bound and gagged in a chair. A little girl with blonde piggytails stood in front of him, holding a knife. She looked no more than ten. His heartContinue reading “A Fate Worse than Death”
On the Evening of Saturday, March 19
Horror Crime Fiction by J.R. Blanes Detroit Police Department 9th District11187 Gratiot AvenueDetroit, MI. 48213 Complaint No. 13-3316-666 File Number: 4 Interview of: David WheelerReporting Officers: Det. Bradford Howe Special Agent Leslie Milton Interrogation room. Suspect David Wheeler, 24 years old, sits at the table, dressed in white t-shirt and gray sweatpants stained inContinue reading “On the Evening of Saturday, March 19”
Taking Care Of Business
Detective Fiction by James Clar Honolulu, 1948 My chair creaked as I lit a cigarette and leaned back to make myself comfortable. I had some foot-dangling to catch up on. I was out of practice. The overhead fan in my office above a pawn shop on Hotel Street did little to blunt the odors fromContinue reading “Taking Care Of Business”
Kayfabe
Crime Fiction by Gregory Meece A sharp clang cut through the arena—brass on bone. Wild Bill Brewster crumpled, wide-eyed, staring at nothing. John McMurphy didn’t flinch. The fans roared—at first. McMurphy knew how they worked. They’d buy the blood, revel in it. Then doubt would creep in. Too real. Too much blood for a convertedContinue reading “Kayfabe”
A Rare And Fragile Flower
Speculative Crime Fiction by Floyd Largent Sometimes, Kenbe Bilundgren thought he understood humans beings; other times, he was certain he did not. In the ten months since he had been manumitted by Master’s death, he had made a continuing attempt to comprehend the greater society of which he was now a part. One thing heContinue reading “A Rare And Fragile Flower”
Detroit Noir
Flash Fiction by Drew Bufalini Danny Bonbono parked on the Belle Isle beach in his Escalade nervously puffing a cigarette, rethinking for the trillionth time the wisdom of going behind his Family’s back. His father would either be proud or murderous. Launching a new Family on the backs of his enemies was ambitious. There wasn’tContinue reading “Detroit Noir”
The Solid Right Cross
Flash Fiction by William Kitcher She was good. Really good. Not perfect; her style was slightly sloppy, but not enough to attract undue close negative attention from the average passerby of life. You see, she’d punched this guy at the end of the bar who’d been paying no attention to her with a right crossContinue reading “The Solid Right Cross”