Crime Fiction by John Ahlfors Avid armchair sports fan, beer enthusiast, bookworm and retired plumber, Simon Barber was turning eighty-one, his square birthday. “You know, nine times nine,” he explained to his wife, Faye, who rolled her eyes. Heaving deep breaths, Simon battled to blow out the roar of candles. Never had he thought he’dContinue reading “Simon Barber, Plumber”
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Friends 5-Eva
Crime Fiction by Shivani Sivagurunathan We get out of Donna’s glossy midnight-blue BMW. The air is filled with spikes. It’s not supposed to be cold in the tropics but tonight is special. We’ve finally done what we’ve been threatening to do since we were teenagers. Poor Anwar. He’s just the in-between person in this, ifContinue reading “Friends 5-Eva”
Griff Lingo P.I.
Crime Fiction by Frank Sonderborg Basingstoke UK in winter is no Miami Beach. It’s wet, cold and getting the shit kicked out of you by heavies is no small matter. Harry H was holding me up while Mickey P was doing the damage. Basically, beating the crap out of me. And then they were gone,Continue reading “Griff Lingo P.I.”
Demolition
Flash Fiction by Steve Saulsbury Stanley told me about doing the demolition, as a charity project. To the community, as a way of healing. Unusual, yes, but the house stood as a reminder of what had happened. “Very heartbreaking,” Stanley barked, stepping up onto his excavator. Winter weather hadn’t deterred a small crowd from gathering.Continue reading “Demolition”
Detective Santana’s Holiday
Detective Fiction By Russell Guenther It was 11:25, Tuesday evening, and Detective Rogelio Santana drove up to his unlit and empty house. By no means a paranoid man like many of his colleagues, he rarely locked his own car when parked under the shelter of the carport. Tonight, however, Santana had driven the county carContinue reading “Detective Santana’s Holiday”
A Serenade For Rats
Crime Fiction by Robb White I was almost grateful when Bart Massey flung open the door and stomped in, spraying droplets in all directions, cursing the wet weather. “He show up yet?” Bart never read an epic, not even a graphic novel version of one, but he starts every conversation in medias res. “The guy,Continue reading “A Serenade For Rats”
A Worthie Woman All Hir Live
Crime Fiction by LindaAnn LoSchiavo “Just check if you have enough stamps for Special D. Don’t pepper me with questions, Mona.” Realizing her tone was shrewish, Allison gentled it with a playful Middle English complaint. ”Gad! She gan to grucche a me!” She taught Medieval Literature in the local college where Mona was a librarian.Continue reading “A Worthie Woman All Hir Live”
Some Form Of Promotion
Crime Fiction by Zach Dundas Tobias Carlton, owner of Carlton’s, where I tend bar and catch mice and keep court with a diverse citizenry, favors white linen in summertime. He favors a silken ascot. He favors a sort of English accent. I think he’s from Rhode Island but attended one of those schools with aContinue reading “Some Form Of Promotion”
Blackberry Engorgement
Crime Fiction by Carbon Bleauxmoosle You’re finally awake said the old man as he sat readying himself for a night of unconsecrated activity. The room was damp and cold; the dim light was just bright enough for Nelson to see the filth and the rats scurrying across the cracks in the stone floor. All ofContinue reading “Blackberry Engorgement”
Debbie
Crime Fiction by J. Marquez Jr Debbie, My name is…shoot, my name don’t matter a darn thing. This morning when I looked out my window and saw you on the steps by your apartment, weeping as usual, guilt and sorrow took hold of my heart and wrung it. I felt compelled to write you thisContinue reading “Debbie”