Chapter 1 I was staring at the half-complete job application when the phone rang. It had been a slow couple of days, but that didn’t excuse what I was doing. In my last position as COO of a multi-million-dollar company, if I had caught anyone filling out a job application during work hours, I would […]
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Chapter 1 It started with the smell of smoke. I was getting in my car when I first noticed it—the unmistakable scent of burning wood. It was strong enough to cause me to pause and look around, my breath transforming into puffs of white steam in the sharp, wintery air. Could it be from someone’s
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The Mysterious Case of the Dead Elf: The Redemption Detective Agency Mystery Chapter 1 “I can’t believe we traded solving a real-life murder case for a drunk Santa fiasco,” Mildred complained as she, along with a gust of wind and fog of floral perfume, entered The Redemption Detective Agency. “How does Charlie get all the
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Secret Santa Murder: A Charlie Kingsley Mystery Chapter 1 “Charlie, thank goodness you’re here.” Pat immediately ushered me into her foyer, taking my coat off before she had even shut the front door. “It’s already falling apart, and the party has barely even started.” “How can a Secret Santa party fall apart?” I asked, trying
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Chapter 1 “So, how is the weather there? Wait, don’t tell me. On second thought, I don’t want to know,” Pat said before erupting into a major coughing fit. I cradled the phone receiver to my ear as I slid open the sliding glass door to step out onto the balcony. The sun was shining,
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Chapter 1 “My husband is missing. Can you find him?” I straightened up, pressing the phone tighter against my ear. The voice was frail and thin, and I wondered if I had heard her correctly. “Did you say your husband is missing?” “Yes. I need help finding him. Can you do that?” “Is this an
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Chapter 1 “This is the most absurd thing I have ever done,” I muttered to myself as I clomped up the stairs to the tidy blue and white ranch house. “And believe me, I know a lot about absurd things. Actually, probably too much.” It had only been a few weeks since I’d moved to
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Chapter 1 This couldn’t possibly be my life. There was no possible way that I, Emily Hildebrandt, who graduated with honors from high school and then from the University of Wisconsin-Riverview with a 3.8 GPA … who, as of ten days ago, had a solid job with a good paycheck, a lovely apartment, new car,
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