Dec 26, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Uh, hi. My name is Jim Duncan. I hate doing these things, but Liz says I have to. I give her enough grief; I figured I should cut her some slack this time. I’m a Trooper First Class with the Pennsylvania State Police. I live in a little town called Confluence in the...
Dec 24, 2016 | A Day In My Life
It is the fall of 1818, the year of the Lord, in the words of Padre Juan. The mission bells wake me, and for a moment I think I am inside the monjerio with the other unmarried girls. It is not until I hear the stirring of my husband beside me that I realize I am in...
Dec 23, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Franki Amato from “Rosolio Red” by Traci Andrighetti Ciao, y’all. Franki Amato here, coming at you for Christmas from The Crescent City. Because my best friend and boss, Veronica, is giving me time off from my PI job at Private Chicks, I’m...
Dec 22, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Fate led my paws to the Cobble Cove Library one cold night where I was taken in and became the town’s library cat. The old librarian, Mac, gave me a cozy bed near the local history collection. I liked him from the start. My only complaint was, because he was beginning...
Dec 21, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I’m a little bit of a workaholic. Honestly? That’s a colossal understatement. I think the word workaholic was invented just for me. But being a private investigator means you have to be on your toes at all times. I always have a case or two on my mind. Who did it,...
Dec 20, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Best Detective in New York City “I really hate that man.” Claire sat up in bed and shut off the alarm. Her fist was vibrating, and it was only six thirty a.m. “You don’t want to know what I’d like to do to him.” “Oh, I think I can guess,” I told her. “I was the...