Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 3) Broken promises.
"This place is a bloody deathtrap!" The fire inspector was a tall, muscular man in his mid-thirties. He had short blond hair and piercing blue eyes, and he sported a full beard that made him look like a tame viking. I got the impression he was not...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 1) My Name is "Friend"
Prologue: My Name is _Friend_ The first thing Eve Kotha noticed when she opened the door to the"Starvin' Darwin" convenience store, was how the air had changed. Until last week, Mrs Glick, the shopkeeper always wore a floral Lakeland perfume that...
Cry Me a Murder (part nine): The other side of Zero
What had happened to all my ambitions of becoming a private detective?_ i could never put a lid on my demon half, or stop the voices in my head. but i had already come this far, without shifting. or rather, without shifting knowingly.
Teaser - Mystery at Club D'vour
I'd like to say we were partners, but she'd never gotten the detective bug like i had. while i worked on my brain, she concentrated on magic.
Fallen Angels, Part one (Prologue)
Soon the two detectives find themselves tangled up in a web of international espionage, bad coffee, and a girl with unusual powers. this story is the direct sequel to "havana or hell" (but new readers can jump on board here.) taiz, yemen.
Cry Me a Murder (part six): I Won't be Calling Home, mother - I'm Dead.
"Dude, I'm in trouble." I hesitated contacting inspector Quinn, because I knew he would blow a fuse if I told him about Archie Phelps, and in particular about my involvement in his demise by demon. So I postponed the call until ten thirty, when I knew...
Cry Me a Murder (part five): Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Demon
The circumstances leading to the death of Jack Tell was the subject of excited conversation and idle speculation around the breakfast buffet. I soon got the impression, he was not well-liked among the other hotel guests and staff. Slater described him...
Cry Me a Murder (Part four) : A Strange Crunching Underfoot
That night I played in the hotel bar. I played the guitar and a local musician by the name of Raymundo joined me on the keys. Going by the impromptu stage name of Sunny Dan and the Rayman, we played a bunch of jazz standards right out of _the Real...
Cry Me a Murder (Part three) The Sun, the Sea and the Silent Scream
"I'm putting you into room 110," said Fernando. "It comes with a wonderful view over the rye fields." The manager was a tall, slender man in his late fifties. His hair was almost silvery gray but with no sign of baldness setting in. Thirty years...
Fallen Angels, Part ten - Epilogue
Fallen Angels Epilogue The moment Crane fell to the floor, the door lock clicked open, and Quinn and I dashed headlong into the corridor without looking back. "They're trashing the lab," panted Quinn. "They won't stop raging until the ARF wears...
A Tangled Ball of Yarn – Ep5
**A Tangled Ball of Yarn - A Dafydd Owen Story - Ep5** "Kelli, my name is Dafydd Owen. I'm working for your father. Peter called him and gave him this number to reach you." _"Oh my God.. No.. They must have found him.. No.. "_ "Kelli, it's going to...
A Tangled Ball of Yarn - Ep4
**A Tangled Ball of Yarn - A Dafydd Owen Story - Ep4** I was on the phone to Jase, my technology artist, as I finished off my breakfast in the apartment where Sarah and I were staying. _"Mr Owen, I've got a line on the boyfriend.The Russian...