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Book / Romance

December 31, 1969

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Comments: 14

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When Gordy flees America and the War in Vietnam and takes a job as an English teacher in the Tokyo of the 1960s, he finds he gets a lot more than a mere hourly wage. [NOTE: My novel, "An American Love Song in Survival Japanese" has recently been published on… Read More

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August 07, 2020

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Miles Larsson's drive home gets much more complicated as he encounters his PAST, along with the tragedy of his PRESENT. Read More

#mystery, #crime, #thriller, #southern, #short-story

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August 07, 2020

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Comments: 1

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James and his family are trapped inside their house as a storm rages outside. When he looks through the window, he notices something strange in the clouds... Read More

#dark, #short, #story, #witch, #storm

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Short Story / Mystery and Crime

August 04, 2020

Reads: 37

Comments: 2

CRIME. FLASH FICTION. MAN CHANGES HIS POLITICAL VIEWS. UNDERSTATEMENT. Read More

#crime

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August 04, 2020

Reads: 61

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

When Mr. Savio suspects his wife is cheating on him, he hires struggling detective Chihiro Sheridan to trail her. Chihiro soon discovers that Mrs. Savio is actually trying to hack a bank system to rob them blind and frame her husband for it. Read More

#detective, #noir, #pub, #cybercrime, #drag-queen

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August 03, 2020

Reads: 21

Comments: 2

Waiting! Annie stood there by her front gate watching almost like it was in slow motion the sudden frenzied activity along her street. Her tiny cul de sac containing only 8 houses was now alive with cars, vans and people she had never seen before shouting instructions to each other… Read More

#bev0507-waiting

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August 02, 2020

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#short-story, #honorable-villain

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August 02, 2020

Reads: 20

A young man finds himself in trouble in the Brooklyn neighborhood where he grew up. he is forced into questionable situations with questionable people in order to pay a debt owed by his missing uncle to the underworld of the neighborhood. Read More

#family, #crime, #neighborhood, #brooklyn, #rackets

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An Onion Sequel. Read More

#fiction, #drama, #thriller, #action

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They say that you should never judge a book by it's cover, and in this story you can't always bank everything being as it seems in the border town of San Reno. The Bank robbery that has taken place would seem to be the folly of one man and the… Read More

#scary, #law, #sheriff, #high-school

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July 30, 2020

Reads: 38

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

It's 1939 in Parlor City in upstate New York and private investigator Mike Brady finds the rumblings in Europe are causing problems in his city. A missing husband, suspicious characters, and more keep Brady busy and looking over his shoulder. With his childhood friend, Jimmy Cronin, a Spanish Civil War… Read More

#crime, #america, #nazis, #historical, #1930s

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Detective Combs has a case to solve, but this may be a hard cookie to crumble. Read More

#cops, #investigation, #posion

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Karl Corneille was tired of the dog-eat-dog world that he was living in, so he decided to chuck it all and to take himself to a more simple place; a place mostly void of people. Read More

#rest, #great-outdoors, #sacluted

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Just another day on the streets of Los Angeles, California, motorist wise. Read More

#rage, #cops, #motorist

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An Onion Sequel. Read More

#fiction, #drama, #crime, #action

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When a pixie goes looking for a snack, well, you just never know what is going to happen. Read More

#stream, #woods, #cottage, #pixie

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An Onion Sequel. Read More

#fiction, #drama, #thriller

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An Onion Sequel. Read More

#fiction, #drama, #thriller, #historical-fiction

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July 26, 2020

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A girl And Her Best Friend Meet a man who turns there lives completely around. Read More

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July 24, 2020

Reads: 108

Comments: 7

Shelves: 4

A hard working down on his luck Undertaker struggles to keep his business and marriage afloat. Read More

#death, #murder, #burial, #undertaker

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July 24, 2020

Reads: 61

Comments: 1

Sameer is all about to start his mundane sunday routine, that is when he starts getting strange phone calls. Who is the caller? Read and know the whole plot. Read More

#horror, #mystery, #ghost, #call, #short-story

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An Onion Sequel. Read More

#fiction, #drama, #thriller

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July 17, 2020

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Comments: 1

Amell Werner lives in a small town of Bernau,13 km Northeast of Berlin. He was living his life peacefully, then one night of 31 December, he met Aviana Becker. He instantly fell in love with her. His life changed from that moment. What wil he do now when he knows… Read More

#mystery, #crime

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July 16, 2020

Reads: 133

Comments: 5

Shelves: 2

Everyday I get off my usual train on my way home from work at Longmeadow train station. I see the same beggar everyday...I am curious to find out how he ended up like this... Read More

#mystery, #beggars

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A collection of short stories from the village of Long Hanborough including a locked room murder, a nest of witches and the aptly named Coffin Path. Someone asked me whether they are true…I said how should I know, I’m just the messenger. Read More

#murder, #ghost, #suspense, #oxford, #short-story

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Short Story / Mystery and Crime

July 13, 2020

Reads: 32

Comments: 1

Anthology of Life's Misadventures Read More

#dreams, #crime, #ambitions, #dark-comedy

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July 13, 2020

Reads: 33

When the British Prime Minister is threatened he retreats to Chequers, his country seat where he can be protected. At least that was the idea. In the end it's a question of who can you trust? Read More

#terror, #murder, #mystery, #politics, #assassin

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A world where villains are sent hero’s too young to be fighting. Read More

#hero, #villain, #plot-twist

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How a missing boy asked for help from another person in an unnatural way. Read More

#calling-in-dream

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July 10, 2020

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Ryan Goldberg never realized the severe implication of the side effects of his medication until it spirals out of control. Read More

#psychology, #psychiatry, #wink, #uncontrollable, #involuntary

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July 08, 2020

Reads: 94

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

A fast-paced crime mystery plot. Read More

#crime, #virology

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An unknown serial killer who kills for protecting a close person. Read More

#death, #mystery, #jealousy, #crime, #killer

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July 07, 2020

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Damien is sure a stalker has been following him home. The mysterious admirer turns out to be someone he has known and is close to him. The revelation comes with a touch of jealousy, unrequited love, and a desire to kill. Read More

#mystery, #victim, #stalker, #stalking

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A story of the price of betrayal. every choice has a consequence. She chose to betray the wrong man. now he is on the hunt for her again. what will the outcome be when he finds her. Read More

#killer, #sniper, #murder.-revenge.-hate.-betrayal

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Short Story / Mystery and Crime

June 29, 2020

Reads: 274

Comments: 3

Shelves: 2

A murdered wife An innocent husband awaiting execution on death row Will the real killer be found... Read More

#love, #death, #family, #murder, #execution

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Short Story / Mystery and Crime

June 29, 2020

Reads: 38

Protests against police brutality Read More

#current-events

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This is entirely a work of fiction and has no resemblance to any person, institution, group or politics. If any semblance is found, it is highly coincidental. Read More

#fiction, #drama, #tragedy, #action

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Short Story / Mystery and Crime

June 26, 2020

Reads: 38

#hatter

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Short Story / Mystery and Crime

June 24, 2020

Reads: 54

Lexi John, a private investigator, discovered an ugly truth regarding her client’s husband while she was after him for he’s allegedly having an affair. Someone with a reproachful intent had been hunting down men with a certain characteristic in mind. The clash between the two promises an intense and aggressive… Read More

#crime, #thriller, #whisper, #whisperer, #superpower

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Short Story / Mystery and Crime

June 21, 2020

Reads: 63

Comments: 2

Becky and Cass go to a game expo to report for the Manchester Daily Times, but end up running into a drug smuggling ring, Read More

#mystery, #bound, #captured, #beckycarter, #manchestersnoops

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