Deadly Loot
Deadly Loot – Pat Barnett DEADLYLOOT Pat Barnett The Inspector eyed the wizened private detective with a look of disbelief. He’s pulling a fast one, thought Bob Richmond. But the old sleuth merely gave him one of his customary sneers…
The illusionist
The Illusionist – Pat Barnett The Illusionist Pat Barnett Condemned to die for his weird art, he set out his plan. He would need pale and dark pigment, the rags on his back torn into makeshift brushes and fluid to…
Rowena Draper
By Lillian Bradbury “You wouldn’t believe some of the things going on here. Quaint, sleepy Pickering… Don’t you believe it! Past and present, there’s more to this area than roaming the moors, visiting castle ruins and dodging film crews in…
Rowena Draper’s Fresh Start
The white strip of card read: Rowena Draper Librarian. It might as well have finished with an RIP. Instead, the customary redundancy package was now sitting in my bank waiting for my unemployed state. Or maybe; a reckless alcohol infused…
The Necklace
BBC News:- ‘A necklace with an estimated value of two and a half million pounds has been moved today from the lost property office of British Rail, to a more secure destination. As yet unclaimed, MI5 are investigating its origins…
Connecting the Thread
When the truck-driver saw the cloud of dust rising from the mountainside he knew it was a sizable landslide, so wasting no time he pulled his wagon onto the hard shoulder, reached for his binoculars and focused them onto the…
The Donation
Major Harrison knelt down and scooped the feather-light dregs of humanity into his arms ignoring the myriad of lice that crawled onto him, he held the infant close. ‘Who found her?’ He whispered. The rest of us had all presumed…
The Clinic
Laura tried not to succumb to the kneading of the masseuse’ deft fingers but it was increasingly difficult not to relax – to keep on guard – to prevent that sensual blissful lull that threatened to engulf her. Her mind’s…
Frozen in Time
Liz tried to shake off the weird feeling that was edging into her psyche. It made no sense. The reunion with Katie had been wonderful. In all these years, her old college mate was still fun, leaving Liz rejuvenated with…
Security
Phil looked at his watch for the tenth time in so many minutes, then stared at the mains switch which would cut the power to the whole building should he decide to turn it. At 1.30am., the plan was to…