The planchette started to move on the board. Darla called out the letters as Esmerelda paused. Her arms felt loose and unresponsive under my hand. I would have sworn she wasn’t moving at all, yet I watched the letters being… Read More ›
Booked Briefs
Anthony Horowitz // The Word Is Murder
Diana Cowper had planned her own funeral and she was going to need it. She was murdered about six hours later that same day. Title: The Word is Murder Author: Anthony Horowitz Publisher: Century, August 24, 2017 Format/Source: Hardcover, Bookstore ISBN: 9781780896847 … Read More ›
Kate White // Even If It Kills Her
I replaced the cover and was about to press it back into a locked position when I heard what I thought were footsteps, the scuff of shoes on gravel. I cocked my head toward the sidewall, trying to listen. Was someone out… Read More ›
Marty Wingate // The Rhyme of the Magpie
I stood at the door, locking up at the end of the day, and in the window’s reflection I caught a glimpse of something—a sight across the road that froze my blood. There, just beside the red post box at the… Read More ›
