Tag: murder
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Sirens by Gary Cahill
Listen to this story on the podcast. True love is hard to find. The stroll from sidewalk to shoreline was longer than ever, formidable on a given day, crossing the rare beach in Jersey getting wider every year, erosion from the north dumping more white powder to the south and pushing water’s edge further into the…
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A Piece Of String by Ahmed A. Khan
The greatest detectives have always had their particular methods and tools. Perhaps you, too, have heard of the legendary Arabian trackers and detectives of the past. It was in 1952 that I happened to observe one such detective in action with all the tools of his trade which, by the way, were comprised of instinct,…
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Embers by Michael Haynes
It doesn’t take much to fan the flames. Sunday afternoon, the end of Dad’s and my weekend together, was fading fast. If he didn’t have me to Mom’s by six there’d be hell to pay. Dad was sitting in a chair, eyes closed. I started gathering up things, throwing them in the trunk of the…
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Faster Than A Speeding Bullet by Sally Carpenter
Sometimes, even superheroes need to call 911. Superman lay face down in the alley next to a Dumpster, a circle of dried blood staining his red cape. Detective Harbison gazed down at the body and decided that regular bullets could take down the Man of Steel just as well as kryptonite. “Poor Markie!” The Latina…
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Flames by Robert Guffey
A searing portrait of hatred and regret. As the 19th of April dissolved into the 20th, Samuel crept into an alley permeated by the stench of week-old garbage. Piles of rotting food, broken wine bottles, torn magazines, and a horde of other useless objects had spilled out of a large blue bin standing against a…