Details, Details, Details
“This is it?” Kilrain asks in confusion. The probie, startled, just nods his head. “There’s an elderly women who lives next door, that’s who called it in.” the…
This Line of Work
There’s only 2 kinds of people in this world, winners and losers, and its the choices we make that make us who we are. In my line of work, there was a very…
X Marks the Spot Part 1-2
“The case file.” She said raising her eyebrow and letting a troublesome grin escape her lips, finally glancing in his direction. “Your guards have easy…
X Marks the Spot part 1-1
He starred at her. As you would an untamed majestic animal. When he walked in the visitation room she had curled into a ball on the table on her side of the…
X Marks the Spot Part 2-1
Keira Hui lay prone in middle of the floor. It was a white floor; the whole room was tauntingly white, blending perfectly with her creamy smooth skin. “You can…
When Dairy Strikes
“Afraid not, Detective.” I looked over my shoulder at the man standing behind me, a pensive look on his face as he stared down at the mutilated corpse. “What’s…
Tea
My office door opened just after four. “Are you Luis Baker the Private Eye?” “That’s what it says on the chart.” I replied asking the dame her name. “Miss…
Nancy Nice Not So Nice
Trite perhaps but satisfying, I led with a seated punt to his groin. While his head came forward, that open mouth gaping wider than ever I swept both hands up…
The Envelope, Pt 6
Rainford decided he didn’t like being shot. The ache from the bullet was irritating and the blood from his wound was ruining the only good shirt he had left…
The Envelope, Pt 4
Rainford tapped his fork on the silk tablecloth, contemplating gouging his eyes out. He used to like these sort of places before he got fired. Back when he had…
Murder Cold As Ice
She looked as out of place as a priest in a strip club. Her body was a perfect hourglass, topped by a drop dead gorgeous face, luscious lips and big blue eyes…
Another Case Closed for Detective Brown
I heard the outside door get kicked open and I seized up. There was a crash as my desk (or my bookshelf?) was overturned, the thump knocking my framed DiMaggio…
The Envelope Pt 3
They missed something. Those greenhorns at the station always missed something. Cats dug more thoroughly then the jerk-offs Rainford had trained. Gemi was the…
Down Goes the Puppy
“Good morning, sir, I am Detective DeGrasso and this here is Detective Novak. We’d like to ask you a few questions, if we may...” Braggs pivoted instantly and…
Public Relations
It felt good to be working again. A relief that, much like a hooker, kept me warm inside. Stopped in at Johnny Law’s to visit Captain Pike. Seeing his name on…
Cellophane pt. 1.3
“I thought they were sending more,” one of them said as Vereen stepped up. He looked back to the reporters to make sure they were out of hearing distance, then…
If You Can Sing, You Can Climb
“Are you bleeding?” I called to my junior partner. “No.” He sounded far away. “Are the goggles all right?” A short pause. I could tell he was counting to ten…
You Can Lie to Your Friends... But Never to Your Bartender
All I could do was stir things up. Sometimes that was the best way to get answers. Shake up the scenery and see what comes crawling out. I pushed on the door…
More Powerful than Weak
I hit the ground hard and wiggled my way through the brush, wincing each time mercury shot exploded nearby. I hoped Roger found cover on his side. The snipers…
Cellophane pt. 1.2
There were far more reporters than he had honestly expected for an old, unnoticeable person like Ms. Kermett, but as Vereen stepped out of his car, the deluge…