“What is it worth to you, really?” That was his twisting question. Alasha looked the trade agent in the eye … More
Category: Crime
The Elevator Trials
Norman Grant didn’t believe in predetermined fate or praying to God but he was contemplating both of these ideas as … More
Shame Fame
I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More
Beneath the Canyons
“The difference,” said Detective Shawn Trenton, “between successful people and unsuccessful people is in your definition of success.” The argument … More
The Lithium Murders
My phone battery was dead. I was on my own. I heard them sneaking around in the overgrown garden of … More
Paranoidia
It was a rude awakening. The holo-link even woke my children, they stirred in the darkness of their bedrooms and … More
The Testament Collector
The pile of bodies was fresh, I knew that much from the lack of stench, and the blood was wet. … More
Karma Cops
The five surly policemen were practiced at being intimidating. They walked like lions, padding through the plains, unafraid of any … More
Little Feathering
The village hall was as cold as a mountain lair when the local folk edged in to fill its cavernous … More
Love and War
I was on the shuttle to the city centre when Bill, my ‘life coach AI’ decided to request a session. … More
Lily’s Truth
“There is no such thing as human rights. If you are lucky enough to live in a country that nurtures … More
Bay 3
The morning drizzle was gentle and quivering. Thankfully, after much swaying and churning in the waves, the brutal gale had … More
Reap
“You reap what you sow.” When he said it, initially, I felt at a loss. I had nothing to say … More
Cultured
It had been an uncomfortable journey, reaching the old hunter’s shack. I had taken the bumpy, pitted backroads in the … More
The Hate Room
It struck me, every movie I enjoyed celebrated the victors who were most violent, who dominated, who won through slaughter. … More
First World Riot
There comes a moment in every era, where people see right through their leaders. Like a blinding light in the … More
Touching Crime
I had woken up feeling concerned. It was like a sudden lucid moment in a coma, or like noticing you … More
Just a Thing
I saw the object outside in the street, below my window. It was clearly abandoned because it was after midnight … More
Manifestation
I could see the back of his head. His haircut was not the typical military close-crop of bristle but jet … More
Heist
“I do not want you to do it… Please.” Sam’s father cradled the shotgun in his arms like a newborn … More
Dystopian Days 