Tag: murder
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L IS FOR LORRY
Gabi woke with a constant drone in her head. As her senses awakened she realised it was the hum of an engine and the sound of tyres on a road. She tried to move. Her hands were tied together behind her back. When she tried to straighten her legs she found her feet and wrists…
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J IS FOR JELLY
A local officer met Sand outside the unique-looking igloo hotel. ‘It doesn’t really melt,’ he said, in response to Sand’s question. ‘It gets dismantled and broken down in sections that then melt over the summer.’ He led Sand through the corridors to the largest suite, where the body had been found. Entering the room under…
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I IS FOR IGLOO
Sand looked out the window of the small twin propeller plane at the fjord landscape passing by below him. As the plane took him further north the weak sunlight dipped below the horizon until it became black. The call had come in while they were questioning Brit Moen at the station. ‘Dag Moen,’ Brit answered…
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H IS FOR HORSE
The chestnut-coloured mare trotted across the field towards them. Sand and Gabi watched the powerful animal until it reached the fence and the rider dismounted. A stable hand met her and led the horse away. Brit Moen walked across the cobbled yard, removing her hat and gloves. Sand tried to match the sophisticated woman in…
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DAHLIA
Dahlia checked her watch again. Half an hour late. It wasn’t unusual for Bjarne. She had told no one about her older man. He had promised her he had told no one either. If her parents found out she was dating a man in his twenties they wouldn’t understand. Families walked round the Viking ship.…
Iain Kelly 