Two big-city cops … Bucky was young, strong and ambitious. Doc was
older, smart, knowing all the ropes. They were partners – on special
assignments and all the graft, including the favors of a red-hot blonde.
And then came the big case, a kidnapping, and they wound up in a
shabby, smelly hideout, with a million dollars cash, and no place to
spend it! Views: 7
When Jesse Barlow escaped to Hollywood, he hungered for fame-but eleven years of failure result in a drug-induced suicide attempt. Revived at death's door, Jesse returns to his hometown to make amends. But Jesse's commitment becomes a baptism by fire when his secret son's illness calls for a sacrifice-one that could cost Jesse the very life he regained. A story of mercy, hope and second chances. Views: 7
Erotica/Romance. 29203 words long. First published in StarDust Press, 2006 Views: 7
This award winning 6000 word short story, originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, features Konrath's stalwart Homicide cop Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels (Whiskey Sour, Shaken) in a puzzler of a mystery.
A body is found in a man's living room, the doors all locked from the inside. The victim had apparently been dropped from a great height.
How did he die? Who killed him?
Daniels and her partner, Herb Benedict, follow a trail of ingenious clues to solve this classic whodunnit. Are you clever enough to solve it first? Views: 7
CLOSE ENCOUNTER She'd didn't even know her own name. But somehow she knew she'd waited her whole life for the stranger who'd saved her from the car wreck... Owen Blackhart had vowed that no woman would ever get close to him again. Yet here he was, letting a beautiful amnesiac share his home until she could remember who she was. And her eyes were glowing with something other than gratitude, while his arms were aching to give her more than temporary shelter. It looked as if she'd been on the run. But from a husband or killer - or both? Could Owen and his lovely Jane Doe fight their passion for each other long enough to find out the truth? Views: 7
Crashing into a forbidden ocean was not on her flight plan, but Safi never expected to survive. Come to consciousness and being told that her life now depended on finding a mate was the kind of luck she was starting to expect. Safi has been a pilot for years, never expecting to end her days on an interdicted planet, but blowing out her engines and lawn-darting into the ocean set her fate. She wakes and is told that her body will not last long enough to allow her to survive to a rescue, but there is an option. She can find a husband and join the underwater colony with a full transformation to water breathing, or she can die in under a week. For a woman whose prime personality trait is survival, it isn't too much of a choice. Views: 7
