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”
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Making A Call
Crime Fiction by J. Marquez Jr. The second he put eyes on the silver Honda Civic with the words, WASH ME, scrawled across the blanket of dirt that covered its rear window Chico made the call he’d been making since childhood. A series of cracks that looked more like the webs under Spiderman’s armpits grewContinue reading “Making A Call”
Levels
Great Noir Fiction by Alec Cizak 7:23PM, Lublin, Indiana She’d aimed her husband’s work issued .9mm at his heart and squeezed the trigger. Not as much blood as she’d expected. The cops, or whoever, would have no problem cleaning it. She’d turn herself in. Shortly. She imagined folks might get upset by her lack ofContinue reading “Levels”
The Thin Line
Noir Fiction by Andrew Hart The metal husk of its body glinted, its barrel full of promise. They were sitting at a table pooled in darkness except for a single lantern which dispelled enough shadow for the two men to see each other’s faces. One face was lean and scarred, the other softer and rounderContinue reading “The Thin Line”