748: Big Raindrops

The thing about strings Is the rarely do zing Past the cranium, into the brain Much better to do, with a pick-axe instead Or unusually large drops of rain -Chinese Proverb Hector had been watching his back for several days. It wasn’t anything definitive, he just had the feeling that someone was out to get…

717: The Art of Murder

Special thanks to Bruce for providing today’s opening line. I shamelessly stole the idea of asking readers to give me lines from him. His blog is pretty much the best thing on the internet. Stacey knew in her heart of hearts that the man who had just murdered her husband would be the one for…

716: You Just Can’t Redo a Funeral

Special Thanks to Benjamin for providing today’s opening line. Benjamin is a fantastic individual and blogger. He has been working hard over the last several weeks to care for his wife, who suffered a serious stroke. I am sure that any prayers and emotional support you can send their way would be greatly appreciated.  You…

683: The Adventures of Sure-Lock Homes; Part II

Not every Sure-Lock Home boasted such powerful pedigrees of crime stopping. One such house, nestled into a quiet neighborhood to the south of London, hardly saw a crime in its entire existence. At least, not until Wednesday November 4th. On that night, Jeremiah Wilkers murdered his wife. It was a quiet, peaceful murder. Nothing much…

648: The Body

On Tuesday Jeremy went out to get the cows. It was a fairly normal thing for Jeremy to do on Tuesdays. In fact, it would be a normal thing for Jeremy to do on Wednesday or Thursday. But this particular day was a Tuesday, and Jeremy was getting the cows. He was about halfway down…

609: How To Kill A Coroner

Rachel didn’t want anything complicated. Ogilve had been mistreating her for years, and murder was the only practical solution. But one must never commit a murder without being properly prepared. Rachel spent nights and evening pouring over her plans. She wasn’t content to stick with one method. She would poison, strangle, shoot, drown and decapitate…

605: Dental Hygiene

Family’s have been running businesses since the dawn of time. Family businesses do all sorts of things, build things, tear things down, sell widgets, milk cows, but the greatest family business of all is the business of assassination. Megan was fortunate to be born into a family of assassins. No one could have been more…

599: Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein?

It’s the fourth of July in America, and I’m here to kick ass and take names. I’m a big fan of America. I always will be. But I’ve just got one question. Who killed Jeffrey Epstein? If this country’s going to thrive that’s a question that had darn well better get answered. The amount of…

586: Murder At The University

(An earlier version of this story was incorrectly billed as number 486. Although not technically correct, I do promise that your intelligence will drop by at least 100 if you read this story.) It was only a small matter of murder, but that didn’t make a difference to Belinda. No matter how small or large…