Category: Short Stories

Christmas Eve, 5:41 p.m. Detective Kyle Daniel wasn’t the first officer to arrive at the crime scene. Two police cars were parked at the edge of the lawn, because the victim’s house’s small driveway was too crowded. He yanked the keys out of his car’s ignition, took a deep breath, and then shoved open his…

Christmas Eve, around 5:30 Deputy chief John Lettur rubbed a hand across his exhausted face and then reached for his mug. Lifting it up, he realized that it was empty again, and he sighed. It was only ten minutes to 5:30 p.m., but it had been a little over forty-eight hours since John had been…