Category Archives: Mystery

The Saint Patrick’s Day Chicken Soars for Friday Flash Fics, March 17, 2023 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 17, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Adventure of the St Patrick’s Day Chicken by Jeff Baker We had the case wrapped up by noon. We had to. Josh and I had been hired to find some missing jewelry, gems that hadn’t even been reported stolen … Continue reading →

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“The Adventures of the Puzzle Club” by Queen and Pachter. Reviewed by Jeff Baker (February 1st, 2023.)

Posted on February 1, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Adventures of the Puzzle Club by Ellery Queen and Josh Pachter Reviewed by Jeff Baker “The Adventures of the Puzzle Club,” the latest in publisher Crippen and Landru’s fine series of mystery short-story collections features two (or rather, three!) mystery … Continue reading →

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Merry-Go-Round Mystery for the First Rainbow Snippet of the Year! Jeff Baker, January 7, 2023.

Posted on January 7, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Rainbow Snippets Round and Round She Goes From Jeff Baker January 7th, 2023 Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT … Continue reading →

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Surfboards and Mystery! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge for December 2022—The Results!

Posted on December 12, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The draws for the December 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Mystery, set on (or around) a Merry-Go-Round, involving a Surfboard. E. H. Timms wrote “Surfing the Net.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2022/12/flash-fic-challenge-surfing-net.html And I wrote “Round and Round She Goes.” https://authorjeffbaker.com/2022/12/10/mystery-on-a-merry-go-round-flash-fiction-draw-challenge-story-for-december-2022-from-jeff-baker-december-10-2022/ Again, … Continue reading →

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Mystery on a Merry-Go-Round. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for December 2022 from Jeff Baker. (December 10, 2022)

Posted on December 10, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Round and Round She Goes by Jeff Baker Author’s Note: The draws tor the December 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Mystery, on a Merry-Go-Round involving a Surfboard. I set my happily-ensconced private eyes Josh and Adam on the … Continue reading →

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“All The Live Long Day.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker for October 10th, 2022.

Posted on October 10, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Here’s my story, based on the prompts of a Crime Drama, set in a Law Office involving a Railroad Tie. I set my lawyer-detectives Musselman and Pearce to work on the case! —–jeff All the Live Long Day by Jeff … Continue reading →

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“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Rainbow Snippets, September 17, 2022.

Posted on September 17, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published, or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: .https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets/permalink/7919899721413354 I have a serious liking for … Continue reading →

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Sleuthing Abord Ship for Friday Flash Fics (June 24, 2022) by Jeff Baker

Posted on June 25, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Mystery of the Venerable Beade by Jeff Baker “Golly!” Danny McFarlane said. “Don’t say that, you sound like an old movie,” his older brother Russ said, grinning. They stood on the sunny dock staring upwards at the masted ship … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippet: “The Well-Lit Room” by Jeff Baker, April 15, 2022.

Posted on April 15, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines of a work of ours, or a recommendation of a work of someone else’s on “Rainbow Snippets,” here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 This week, from something I just wrote and posted as my weekly story on “Friday … Continue reading →

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The Well-Lit Room: A Much-Delayed Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker (April 15, 2022)

Posted on April 15, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Well-Lit Room By Jeff Baker Most of the time I don’t spend my time peeping through keyholes. Mainly because most people who hire a private eye in the 21st Century like me, Andrew Navarro, don’t have doors with keyholes. … Continue reading →

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