Flash Fiction by Nicholas Efstathiou The pistol coughed in Danny’s hand. The suppressor, cheap as it was, did the job. Mike Mullens stood behind his bar, a small black hole in the left breast of his white button-down. Blood leaked out and Mike blinked several times, a confused expression on his face. “Sorry, Mike,” DannyContinue reading “Closing Time”
Tag Archives: Crime
Pieces Of The Heart
Crime Fiction by Christine McDevitt It has been three months since Edwin Charles Lexington III’s wife had died. Edwin (Ed) had always hated his name. His grandparents immigrated from England in the 1800’s and had wanted to keep some of their heritage, so they had continued the name. The first Edwin Charles Lexington, had beenContinue reading “Pieces Of The Heart”
The Thinker
Crime Fiction by John Haymaker No sooner had the black stretch limo pulled up curbside in front of an abandoned tenement building in the Bronx, but the passenger side opened and a muscular young man, wearing a black sport jacket over a black turtleneck, jumped out and ran around to open the passenger door. ThreeContinue reading “The Thinker”
The Fortune Cookie
Crime Fiction by Jim Wright “I swear on the soul of my Doberman, Jeanette,” said Trevor. “I got no feelings for Vicky anymore. Honest. You’re the one I love. As soon as I see her again, I’m ending it.” The couple sat across from each other in a corner booth at Tio’s Chinese Palace. TheyContinue reading “The Fortune Cookie”
Teddy As In Bear
Crime Fiction by Lissa Muir No matter what you think of me, you can’t deny I’m not like the other guys. I’ve worked hard to get where I am. I have a BA in finance, for instance, and graduated with a 4.0 GPA. Others were educated, too, but they were social outcasts with sub-par gradesContinue reading “Teddy As In Bear”
Holding The Bag
Crime Fiction by J. David Harper My money was on the fat guy in the tracksuit, but the brunette with the diamond stud earrings and the Louis Vuitton bag swore he didn’t show up until after the shooting. Besides, she said, she saw the whole thing and the shots came from the other direction, soContinue reading “Holding The Bag”
The Night Before Larry Was Stretched
Flash Fiction by Frank Sonderborg We sat on Larry’s prison bed and reminisced about our Special Ops glory days in the Army Wing.” “Why?” I finally asked Larry. He smiled through his ugly shattered face. Larry always had, serious fucking issues. But now he was sitting on death row. Because of a hurried emergency hangingContinue reading “The Night Before Larry Was Stretched”
Bleach
Flash Fiction by Jason M. Tucker I’m not a criminal. Well, maybe a little if you judge me by the literal definition of one. Or when you look at some twisted things I’ve done. It’s not that I’m sick. The world’s sick. And I need to visit violence on people before I can sleep. CleanContinue reading “Bleach”
Where’s My Car
Crime Fiction by Andrew Ricchiuti I don’t know whether I heard the noise or felt the vibrations first. I was in bed. My bedroom is above the garage. The noise sounded like my garage door opened. “Your garage door is opening,” the smart device announced. “An unauthorized opening.” A little late but better thanContinue reading “Where’s My Car”
Most Likely To Succeed
Flash Fiction by Boyd Blackwood An avid insomniac Internet fact-hunter, he learned how two Dutch security geniuses hacked a way to open S•••••-brand RFID-based keycard locks covertly. The S••••• system is used in three million doors in 13,000 properties in 131 countries. Including this mid-range mid-western Ramada where now, six floors below him in theContinue reading “Most Likely To Succeed”