Tag: mystery fiction short stories
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The Night Bear
Waves of nausea rippled through my body, but I valiantly controlled the urge to vomit. It was my first day on the homicide beat, and I wasn’t about to embarrass myself in front of the veteran police detectives and paramedics on the scene. I saw Detective Ryan, and waved. “Amber, a moment?” She looked at…
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The Beginning
“Impressive. She manages to get everyone to kowtow.” I flopped on the wooden bench, exhausted, hating people, and resenting my mother. Closing my eyes, I rubbed my temples. The bench moved as some joined me. My eyes snapped open to Father Jackson’s smiling, portly face. “What’re you thinking?” I was wondering if I could skip…
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The Boogeyman
“America is the land of the free, the home of the brave.” “You’ve misinterpreted the rhetoric, just a bit. It doesn’t apply to breaking into my home.” I managed to sound calm, despite my racing heart. The last thing I’d expected upon returning home from a long day at the newspaper was to find a…
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Blood Is Life
“…become a Sodom and Gomorrah.” “What was that, Mrs. Heks?” I was distracted by my new partner, Chen, who was vomiting as if possessed by a demon. The wrinkly woman scowled. “Please pay attention Officer Jill.” I managed not to roll my eyes. “She’s Detective Kalbag,” Chen joined us, wiping his mouth with his sleeve. …
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The Death of Lucy Sphere
I was the one who found Lucy Sphere’s beaten body. I called an ambulance, but knew it was too late. When the local golden child is murdered in her living room, it makes all the papers. People wanted to understand how something like this could happen to someone so loved. It took five days for…
J. Rusolo Ward 