Tag: east coast
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Ninety Miles, A Million Miles by Gary Cahill
Even in the shadow of war, the friendship of children is the most effective melting pot. At seven years old I was already more of a soldier than they would ever be. A better secret agent. A real stand-up guy, even. Like, Aunt Maeve would start smoking and reaching for a bottle in her handbag,…
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Government Assistance by M. A. B. Lee
Disasters bring out the best in people — but that’s not all they bring. Scam is such an unpleasant word, all phlegmy and in the throat. I prefer to think of my work as art, performance art, if you will. I have been doing it for many years and have developed a level of skill…
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Shadows by E. J. Togneri
Appearances can, and will, be deceiving. In the year 2012, hiring a PI was a luxury purchase, the kind most people had cut back on, an unintentional deferral for cheating husbands and insurance fraudsters. So on that gloomy November day, I welcomed new client Catherine Sigerman to my dimly lit New Brunswick office. A paying…
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The Way to a Man’s Heart by Gary Cahill
Enjoy this sneak preview of the first story on Plan B, here in its entirety for your reading pleasure. It is a tale of felonies, fishermen and foodies, not for the faint of heart. Of course, the faint of heart wouldn’t be here in the first place. Diver Joe slipped and slithered and stumbled through…