Nov 30, 2018 | A Day In My Life
The Murder of a Friend by Detective Jakob Fisher of the Heavenly, PA Police Department Deciding to join the police force is a big decision for anyone. For me, making that decision also meant I could no longer have a relationship with my family. You see, I was raised...
Nov 27, 2018 | A Day In My Life
I looked around my apartment. The Sunday meal with my family was going to be crowded today. Everyone could make it, including Ansel. the hunky contractor who helps Jerod and me flip houses. As usual, his live-in girlfriend, Emily, had kicked him out of their apartment...
Nov 25, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Homecoming Maybe it had been insanity that caused me to sell my condo, pack my belongings, and buy a huge old house I had never even seen. Maybe it had been my unwillingness to face the grief I would not deal with and could not escape that caused me to move to a town...
Nov 23, 2018 | A Day In My Life
The year 1923 is whirling to a close for the Discreet Retrieval Agency. Business is brisk. There’s just something about Christmas carols tootling over radio sets, glittering shop displays, and clanging Salvation Army bells—not to mention all the sooty slush—that has...
Nov 22, 2018 | A Day In My Life
If we’re going to get to know each other, I ought to start by saying a little about where I’m from. That might seem strange, but if you’re from around here, then you know that in New York, where you come from is everything. It defines your place in the world—your...
Nov 21, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Sixteen female sleuths face a challenging Christmas with robberies, murders, and the occasional spell gone awry. Here’s a sampling of our sleuths’ “Holi-Day in the Life,” whose authors hope their stories will spread Christmas cheer to Good Fortune Farm Refuge, a...