In this fact-based short story, we meet Angela Mortay, a nurse in the hospital area of a maximum-security prison. The time is the early 1960s, when single working women were not the norm. Angela is a caring, compassionate nurse, a favorite among the staff. She has also tasked herself with ridding the world of those she decides are a threat to society. Or those whom she believes she is saving from terminal pain. This setting is perfect for a serial killer like her! As you read this noir tal...

In this short story, Josie Grecco and her group of gentle and kindly fellow senior citizen are sitting at a table in their retirement home when they devise a foolproof plan to rob Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby in the mid-1960s!

This ripped-from-the-headlines short story begins at the 20th reunion of the Santa Clara High School Class of 1986. Several old friends and teammates met there after many years and shared their personal and professional experiences since high school. We check in again at the 30th reunion to find that they are all doing quite well on their chosen paths. Then Covid struck, and a downward spiral began. In 2025, the government implemented several programs that had a profoundly devasta...

This is a short story -- In a sleepy beach town during the off-season, a prominent businessman from the city is found stabbed to death in his bed. All the doors and windows in the house were locked from the inside! The baffled police called attorney and part-time consulting detective "Silent" Sal DeMarco to help with their confounding conundrum.

In this short story, Dr. James Evans, a successful plastic surgeon, is trapped in a loveless marriage while he longs for another. His wife, Nancy, said she would never divorce him. She enjoyed being a doctor's wife too much. When his frustration reaches the boiling point, he devises a perfect scheme to murder his wife, or so he thought . . .As you read, picture this noir yard in black and white.

Jeffrey Martin is a popular District Attorney, the favorite in his reelection bid. A few months ago, his daughter was killed by a drunk driver. He wrongly blames his wife, Erin. He tries to drink his sorrow away every night, then becomes enraged and beats Erin. She decides to leave him, and he comes home early during her exit and confronts her. He begins to beat her, and she fights back and inadvertently kills him. Now she finds herself in a tough spot. Who would believe that it was self-d...

In this short story set in the late 1970s, Diane and Nick have been best friends and a couple since they were kids. Nick only has eyes for Diane, but she has stars in her eyes. Nick wants to open a business and settle down, but Diane sets her sites on seeing her name in lights on a theater marque.As both careers blossom, each faces tremendous challenges, and both are strongly tested!

In this short story, Jim comes home and tells his wife, Joanie, that he just lost his job. Jim has been depressed and miserable for the past few years and it is now starting to drag his previously bubbly wife down with him. He has refused therapy several times. Joanie has given up. They decide to end it all with a double suicide, but things don't go exactly as planned.

In this short story, Amy and Rich are on a Caribbean island celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary. They are enjoying the sun and the sand, then they take a tour up into the mountains to visit a village to explore how the island's residents live. While on the tour, they meet the village medicine man. Rich is heard saying he is a sham, which insults the man and the local culture. The Shaman's eyes glow as he squeezes Rich's hands.

In this short story set in the late 60s, Marnie discovers that her husband is having an affair with her best friend. Disillusioned, she decides to leave him and travel to Chicago. She goes to the bus station to begin the eight-hour trip. When she finds out that the bus would be delayed for several hours, she goes to the cafe and meets three others who are also waiting for the same bus. One of them offers to drive. They hear on the radio that there was a bank robbery and two people were kil...

In this short story, we meet Jake Brophy. "Everything revolves around Jake! Jake is the center of the universe!" everyone says. But in this, case it is absolutely true! The world actually does revolve around Jake!

In this short story, Robert Clapper, a salesman, abruptly wakes from a terrifying recurring nightmare and is comforted by his wife Mary. After breakfast he travels to a business meeting and is surprised to find that he recognizes the people in his meeting from his dream!