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Detective Story

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Elegant man and woman sitting at table with drinks.

Mystery — Part 12

I handed over the little gun to the detective. He looked at it intriguingly.

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Femme fatale holding a gun and aiming it at scar-faced man, her neighbor.

Mystery — Part 10

The meeting with the cop was scheduled for 11 a.m., but it was only about 9:30 a.m. when I heard door knocks.

Elanor Sue in The Daily Cuppa

Detective with magnifying glass decoding information.

Mystery — Part 9

I returned once again to work on my novelette.

Elanor Sue in The Daily Cuppa

Femme fatale wearing black dress with hand on black rotary telephone.

Mystery — Part 7

I put away the gun and continued writing my detective story.

Elanor Sue in The Daily Cuppa

Woman holding gun in front of her, firing gun.

Mystery — Part 6

So I learned how to use a gun — how to load, unload, aim, and pull the trigger.

Elanor Sue in The Daily Cuppa

Typewriter on table with martini glass.

Mystery — Part 4

The cop — or whoever that was pretending to be one — had nothing more to say.