The Last Poker Hand
A homicide sergeant stood in the hotel suite, gazing down at the body of Bugsy Ferret. “He was a card sharp,” the sergeant told the hotel manager....
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Postgraduate Murder
The time of death was firmly established. At 10:06 p.m. all three suspects said they heard a gunshot echo through the house. The house was shared by four graduate...
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A Real False Alarm
“The car alarm often goes off in hot, humid weather,” Elliot Zypher told the inspector from the burglary division. “When it went off last night, I had no idea the car...
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Archie’s Christmas Surprise
“Mr. Granger?” The secretary tried to speak calmly into the receiver. “This is Emily. Could you come down to the nineteenth floor? It’s sort of an emergency.” Emily...
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Stolen Cleopatra Coin
The silent alarm announced a break-in at the home of Jordan Marsh, the famous collector. When a patrolman arrived, he found two men waiting for him in the backyard of...
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The Dirty Cop
For six months, a dirty cop had been leaking information to the mob, and Officer Bill Brady of Internal Affairs was going to catch him tonight. According to Brady’s...
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The Photos
“Your regular two O’clock appointment is here,” came the secretary’s voice over the intercom. Alicia Bonwit looked up from her cluttered desk. “What? Is it Wednesday...
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The Suicidal House Guest
Doctor Paul Yancy tiptoed out of the sickroom, closing the door behind him. “Uncle Ben needs peace and quiet,” he told his brother and sister-in-law. “The flu has left...
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The Smuggler and the Clever Wife
A Mexican border guard was talking to his wife over his cellular phone when he accidentally overheard a fragment of a static-filled conversation between a man and a...
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Death of a Deceiver
Mona Fisher turned and gazed at jerry, sleeping next to her on the plane. Her eyes wandered down to his wedding band. She still couldn’t believe she was married to such...
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