Exile - Chapter 16: An Unusual Week
_ Augtober_ _32_ Gabriel sat in his car, waiting for his partner to finish up inside the precinct. He'd been partnered with another rookie, though they had one and a half years of actual experience. They were decent enough, but Gabriel could tell...
Cain Coney, Case One, Chapter Three: Bolt Holes
I'm tramping through the jungle. Gunfire sounds in my sensitive ears. It's a ways off, but still too close. If I'm nervous, it's nothing compared to the new recruits. Private Walsh, who joined my squad two weeks ago. He's eighteen. This is his first...
Identity: Chapter Fifty-Six
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX NED "Come on, come on" they teased. "Show us the gold..." Scarlett's ears tipped back in shy embarrassment, but her muzzle opened in a crack of a smile too, as she held out her paw. The intricate diamond sparkled in the...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-Five
CHAPTER THIRY-FIVE NED The moment the badger family disappeared from view, both of the TV announcers started talking at once, tripping over each other in their haste to explain what had just happened. Ned's focus had already left the television...
Sky Splitting
"I lost my job." "I'm sorry to hear that." Helix's tail twitched. Nym stood a good distance behind him, looking past his arching shoulders. As it turned out his friend, Aleks, was some sort of fluffy chipmunk. His eyes were watery and beneath his fur...
Exile - Chapter 15: An Ordinary Week
_ Augtober 27_ "Governor, you have a call on line one" Ingrid put down her data pad. She pushed a button on her desk phone. "Put it through." She had spent the last few minutes reviewing nothing but corporate incident reports, and was eager for a...
Cain Coney, Case One, Chapter Four: Rossini Horns In
Less than an hour later, I was standing at Central Park West and Eighty-seventh. There was Darrow's house. Then the alley. On the other side was a smaller place, definitely nice, but from the look of it still relatively affordable. More importantly,...
Heroes Beneath Us: Chapter 6
"she used to watch all kinds of crime dramas and i would..." he went quiet, his eyes going distant. "what?" "it's nothing... well." he rested his head back. "it's something, but it's personal." he gave a weak smile. "sorry, but...
Victorian Murder Mystery
Professor Firstenaw could see his breath in the morning air outside the Kensington Gardens coffee shop. He could not see the moon setting behind the fog, but he knew it was there, full and mysterious. He was thankful for his fur as he watched some...
Identity: Chapter Forty
CHAPTER FORTY NED "This would be the fourth copy-cat killing" Arkady said. Ned felt his good mood wilting. He'd came in happy that morning, after another night over at Garrett's house, during which they'd watched the airing of episode 22 of...
Identity: Chapter Seven
CHAPTER SEVEN NED After work, the members of the San Fernando Metro Police Department, Homicide Division, were in the habit of frequenting a bar called Salty Sebastian's, a place that catered mainly to canids, although the owner, Salty Sebastian,...
Identity: Chapter Three
CHAPTER THREE NED Lennox listened carefully while Ned and Scarlett transcribed the details of Conrad Fincher's death, her black-tipped grey ears swung forward attentively. "Very well then" she ran a paw over her mane, which was tied back...