Category Archives: Murder Mystery

Chapter 24 It was 5:30 as I headed back along the coast highway.  It was an absolutely spectacular sunset.  A veil of clouds hovered over the horizon sending luminous beams upward.  When I was a kid, my father used to … Continue reading →

Prior chapters of the Murder Mystery can be found be clicking on the Murder Mystery category on the right. I checked my watch – it was 4 PM.  I would’ve loved to call it quits and settle in with Ralph and … Continue reading →

For prior chapters, click on the “Murder Mystery” category to the right. I got back into the car and headed north again.  I thought that it’d be helpful to find out a bit more about the Murphy finances.  Actually, if the … Continue reading →

I pulled my car over and parked on the shoulder, took a deep breath, sighed, closed my eyes and rested my head on the steering wheel. I could generally divide cases into three categories, those where I was in control of … Continue reading →

Prior chapters of the murder mystery are filed in the “murder mystery”category in the menu on the right. We pulled into the expansive circular driveway in tandem. This time the driveway was vacant, and Sam had wisely decided to park … Continue reading →

Prior chapters can be found in the category “Murder Mystery.” Chapter 18 I started to make a pile of the green puzzle pieces that looked like the grass and trees, and I noticed that Goddard was doing the same with … Continue reading →

Prior chapters of the Clean Plate Club murder mystery can be found in the Murder Mystery category listed on the right. We walked into the café together with my shoulder propping Goddard up.  Fanny took one look at him and … Continue reading →

Prior chapters of the Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery are filed in the murder mystery category.   I was startled to see that it was already 4:30 PM.  I would have to hustle back to Goddard’s studio to make sure that … Continue reading →

Thursday, with nothing on my schedule for Friday.  First time in a long time that I wasn’t going to be working a weekend.  So I certainly didn’t want to take Penny’s case, but the referral was from Charles Grimes, my … Continue reading →

I initially titled my little murder mystery “The Blue Hammer,” in homage to the Lew Archer detective series written by Ross MacDonald.   However, I will definitely need a title of my own if I continue this exercise. After reading a few … Continue reading →