Archive for Mystery/Suspense
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MATAMOROS SHUFFLE • by Michael Ehart
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Bullets spanged off the tarmac around our feet as we ran. Luis turned his head to shout something at me, but instead of words, a spout of blood burst from his lips, and he dove face first into the blacktop. I stumbled to a halt, and knelt beside him, but he was already dead. I [...]
Mystery/Suspense, Stories
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WAITING FOR MY ASSASSIN • by R.F. Marazas 29 Comments
It was the first time a Founding Member had broken a rule. No matter which rule. The fact was, a Founding Member had broken a rule, witnessed by the other Founding Members. We had carefully and thoughtfully hammered out the rules, set them in stone, as it were. And the consequences of breaking them. They were the [...]
Mystery/Suspense, Stories
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DEAD WEIGHT • by Matt Cowens 32 Comments
The corpse was going to move. Tom was sure of it. He was taking the corner too fast and the dead body in the back was going to slide around, or worse, roll over. His shoulders rose up defensively and his knuckles were white on the steering wheel, but the thump he was expecting never [...]
Mystery/Suspense, Stories
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FIRE ON FALCON ROAD • by Mickey Mills 30 Comments
For most unfortunates, it’s not easy to make a living in southern Missouri in 1959. But not for me; I am a bootlegger. I make my living distilling, selling and delivering illegal whiskey. I share these dusty roads with everyday folk — truck drivers, farmers, firemen and Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown. Day in and day out, on [...]
Mystery/Suspense, Stories
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A CHRISTMAS PACKAGE • by Cathryn Grant 19 Comments
She looks scared and not very bright. That’s Jared’s first impression, and he’s a man who bets on first impressions. She’s thin except for the swell of her belly, as round as a full moon. She’s wearing a pale blue knit cap and a puffy nylon coat, but the coat hangs open because of that [...]
Mystery/Suspense, Stories
