7 Mystery & Suspense Short Stories
including Paul Manziuk & Jacquie Ryan in "The Case of the Sneezing Accountant"
Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Mystery & Suspense, Romance
| Author: | J. A. Menzies | ISBN: | 9781927692226 |
| Publisher: | That's Life! Communications | Publication: | March 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | MurderWillOut Mysteries | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. A. Menzies |
| ISBN: | 9781927692226 |
| Publisher: | That's Life! Communications |
| Publication: | March 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | MurderWillOut Mysteries |
| Language: | English |
A wife who murders her cheating husband, a knife-wielder foiled by an unexpected sneeze, a dying woman with a deadly secret that changed lives, an old man trying to make up for his past... These stories run the gamut of crime-writing and will keep you guessing to the last word.
The stories:
- Revenge So Sweet - A middle-aged woman discovers her husband has been cheating on her and decides to get revenge. But revenge can be a two-way street.
- Just Out for a Drive - A young hitchhiker is picked up by an old man on a mission.
- They Can’t Take That Away From Me - On his 21st birthday, a troubled young man realizes who and what he is.
- Dying with Things Unsaid - A dying woman realizes she needs to tell her children about a crime she’s kept hidden for many years.
- The Day Time Stood Still - A real estate agent discovers something from her past when she pays a visit to a house she’s agreed to sell.
- Living on the Edge - Four men await the end in a hospital palliative care ward.
- The Case of the Sneezing Accountant - Detective Paul Manziuk and his partner Jacquie Ryan have to decide which of four suspects threw a knife that would have killed it's intended victim if not for a fortunate sneeze.
Includes personal notes by the author on the writing of each story.
A wife who murders her cheating husband, a knife-wielder foiled by an unexpected sneeze, a dying woman with a deadly secret that changed lives, an old man trying to make up for his past... These stories run the gamut of crime-writing and will keep you guessing to the last word.
The stories:
- Revenge So Sweet - A middle-aged woman discovers her husband has been cheating on her and decides to get revenge. But revenge can be a two-way street.
- Just Out for a Drive - A young hitchhiker is picked up by an old man on a mission.
- They Can’t Take That Away From Me - On his 21st birthday, a troubled young man realizes who and what he is.
- Dying with Things Unsaid - A dying woman realizes she needs to tell her children about a crime she’s kept hidden for many years.
- The Day Time Stood Still - A real estate agent discovers something from her past when she pays a visit to a house she’s agreed to sell.
- Living on the Edge - Four men await the end in a hospital palliative care ward.
- The Case of the Sneezing Accountant - Detective Paul Manziuk and his partner Jacquie Ryan have to decide which of four suspects threw a knife that would have killed it's intended victim if not for a fortunate sneeze.
Includes personal notes by the author on the writing of each story.
