Tag: detective

• A IS FOR ANT

  

  Anders Sand sat on the bench and looked at the graves of Henrik Ibsen and Edvard Munch, situated only metres apart. There was a steady trickle of tourists wandering past, pausing to show respect or at least recognition, and then moving on. A strange thing to do on holiday, Sand thought, to visit death. Our…

  Iain Kelly

  01/04/2017

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  A, a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, alphabet, ants, AtoZchallenge, creative writing, crime, detective, detective fiction, episode, Fiction, Flash Fiction, jigsaw, murder, puzzle, Short Story, story, thriller, Writing, writing prompt

• THE ENTERTAINER

  

  The press and public were behind the fence that circled the property, far enough away to prevent them seeing inside the old house. Horowitz looked out at the growing crowd. News had spread fast. He had got the call as he was about to end his shift. A dead body, suicide. He recognised the address. Now he looked at…

  Iain Kelly

  22/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  bodies, celebrity, creative writing, crime, detective, entertainer, fence, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, horror, house, literature, murder, police, Short Story, story, suicide, Writing, writing prompt

• JIMMY

            He sat facing the door of the bar. The bar was typical for this part of town. A couple of regulars were propped up on stools at opposite ends. They drank in silence and consistently. The bartender knew them well enough to keep their drinks topped up without being asked.…

  Iain Kelly

  13/07/2016

  Fiction, Literature, Short Story, Writing

  detective, Fiction, noir, Short Story, Writing