Murder at the Haunted House E-Book

Jim Riley

• Herausgeber: Next Chapter
• Kategorie: Krimi
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

Twins Mindy and Mandy rely on shaky advice to find ghosts at an abandoned house. Discovered with a bloody knife in their hands, they turn to Hawk Theriot to clear them for the murder of the old man, Gramps Atkins, who once lived there.

Hawk suspects one of Gramps's three sons. Only he does not know which one. All have motive, means and opportunity. After interviewing all three, Hawk reaches a surprise conclusion, despite the continued interference of the twins in the guise of help.

Even the ghosts did not see this one coming.

Leseprobe

MURDER AT THE HAUNTED HOUSE

HAWK THERIOT & KRISTI BLOCKER SHORT STORIES BOOK 1

JIM RILEY

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Notes

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Copyright (C) 2021 Jim Riley

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author's imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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You always have been and always will be

1

Lightning flashed ahead. Thunder followed. Rain drops pelted the two identical girls.

The Thomas twins crept toward the creaky old homestead like a mouse trying to sneak past a house cat. The shining moon cast ominous shadows through the moss-laden live oak trees over the wooden frame at the edge of the swamp. A night owl hooted from a lower limb.

“Are you sure we should be doing this?” Mandy asked.

Mindy grabbed her sister’s hand. “Duh. If we want to meet a ghost, we have to go where the ghosts are.”

“Couldn’t we throw a ghost party and send out invitations?”

“C’mon, Mandy. If we knew where to send the invitations we wouldn’t be wandering around in the dark on a damp night. Sometimes you don’t make much sense.”

“This place is spooky.” Mandy shuddered.

“Silly. If it wasn’t spooky, there wouldn’t be any ghosts here.”

“Okay, but you’re going in first.”