Crime Fiction by Russell Thayer “I don’t like costume parties,” said Gunselle. The beefy thug sitting across from her had demanded an emergency meeting through her discrete answering service. She’d chosen an Italian restaurant on Powell. The place would be crowded at lunchtime, but this didn’t feel like a setup. “Wear it anyway. Boss’s orders.”Continue reading “The Laundress”
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Howth Head
Speculative Fiction by Frank Sonderborg Lupo stood on Howth Head and watched the red sun as it headed west to the Americas. There was a biting cold in the Howth tangy sea air. He looked down upon the grave of Philip Parris Lynott and thought of his Papa. His Papa had raised him with storiesContinue reading “Howth Head”
A Predator In Creation
Crime Fiction by William Foulke The kitchen was alive with midmorning light as the sun chased the clouds across the April sky. On the checked placemat at the linoleum table was her untouched coffee, the remains of her bagel, The Slate County Courier still to be read. The front-page headline read WOODLAND WANDERER BEHEADS SIXTH.Continue reading “A Predator In Creation”
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Organized Crime Story By Seamus O’Leary Jack’s slim form moved through the dancers on the night club floor, like a panther moving through a jungle of flashing lights. Nubs followed, and everyone got out of his way. They entered a door in the back, which opened into a short hall lit by fluorescent lights inContinue reading “.38”
When Sweaty Betty Met Bungee Cord Bob
Crime Fiction by Hillary Lyon “Betty?” The man asking her name stood behind her in the grocery store check-out line. Betty ignored him as she dug through her pocketbook for her debit card. “Excuse me,” the man persisted, “but aren’t you Betty?” She finally looked at him. He was short with thinning dark hair, andContinue reading “When Sweaty Betty Met Bungee Cord Bob”
My Wife’s Brother
By Steven James Cordin I woke up with Joe’s gun in my face. I rolled over on to my side and shut my eyes. “Whatever it is, can it wait till after I have some coffee?” “You ruined my life!” Joe screamed. “You are a dead man!” I opened my eyes again. The clock onContinue reading “My Wife’s Brother”
Go, Cookie, Go
Crime Fiction by G.W. McClary The name’s Cookie. Well, that’s not my real name, but you’ll see why I’m not telling you soon enough. It wasn’t always like this. I wasn’t Cookie until I met Sweet Thing. My brother got locked up a couple months ago. Don’t worry, he’s been in and out all hisContinue reading “Go, Cookie, Go”
Full Crime
Book Review by Hugh Blanton Criminals, cool picaros, and frisky women inhabiting quirky locales. Dopers and dope dealers. Ramshackle barns on dilapidated farms. This is the cauldron in which Rusty Barnes has stewed his latest collection of short stories. There’s a shit ton of violence with more violence just a bad temper away. It looksContinue reading “Full Crime”
Just Desserts
Crime Fiction by Steven James Foreman Paul Ferry, an unmarried officer in Her Majesty’s Prison Service, often drove the two miles, from his bachelor lodgings, to the Prison Officer’s Social Club, there to while away a couple of hours at one of the social gatherings, often held there at weekends. The clubhouse was a stand-aloneContinue reading “Just Desserts”
Spellbound
Speculative Fiction by Adrian Fahy Written in blood-red ink, the B- goaded me from the corner of the page. It wasn’t the result of an in-class test, but a mark of my dwindling future. B for barrister, a career too prestigious for underachievers. B was also for St. Bartholomew’s, the hellhole I called school. It’sContinue reading “Spellbound”