Category Archives: Mystery

Along Comes a Steampunk Spider. April 2020’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker

Posted on April 12, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Note: The prompts for the April Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (thanks Cait Gordon!) were a steampunk story involving a spider set at an apothecary. I send my thanks to Jan Grape for her input and suggestions which made the story … Continue reading →

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Short-Stories from “Invisible Men,” (1960) Edited by Basil Davenport. Part Three. Reviewed by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 26, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Basil Davenport’s Invisible Men (Part Three) Slesar and LeBlanc By Jeff Baker   Continuing my review of the stories in the 1960 anthology “Invisible Men,” edited by Basil Davenport. As promised last time; two tales of mystery. “The Invisible Prisoner” … Continue reading →

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“The Adventure of the Open Field.” Mystery and Murder for the March Flash Fiction Draw Challenge by Jeff Baker. March 9, 2020

Posted on March 8, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Note: This month’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge was for a mystery, set in an open field involving a beard trimmer. I’ve been to a few small farm towns in Kansas like the one I depict here. Special thanks to Cait … Continue reading →

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Rendering Unto Friday Flash Fics, August 2, 2019 by Jeff Baker

Posted on August 3, 2019 by jeffbaker307

Render Unto Caesar By Jeff Baker “The University is up in arms,” Inspector Maguire said. “I know,” said Professor Carrolton, sitting down at a desk in the University laboratory. “The Mayor is asking questions, they want the Police Chief fired.” … Continue reading →

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Toy Story for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker May 31, 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by jeffbaker307

  The Forlorn Bear By Jeff Baker   I was twelve years old and I was in bed with a cold. Over my protestations, my Mother sent for the doctor. Our regular doctor having been summoned on another call, Old … Continue reading →

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Historical Fiction for Day #18 of Short-Story Month.

Posted on May 19, 2019 by jeffbaker307

By Jeff Baker I love historical fiction, and there are plenty of short-stories in the genre. Steven Saylor wrote a series of novels and short stories set in Ancient Rome featuring Gordianus the Finder, basically a private detective. The short … Continue reading →

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More Mystery for Day #11 of Short Story Month

Posted on May 12, 2019 by jeffbaker307

By Jeff Baker I’m nuts about locked-room mysteries, impossible crime stories, you get the idea. Stories that couldn’t have happened but did! Not just a Whodunnit, but a How-The-Hell’d-He-Do-It? I’ve written a few and even published one http://www.overmydeadbody.com/a307.htm, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Short-Story Month, Day # 10. I Love a Mystery.

Posted on May 11, 2019 by jeffbaker307

By Jeff Baker I’ve loved mystery short-stories for decades. Let’s start with Greg Herren’s “Annunciation Shotgun,” (which appears in New Orleans Noir.) Set in the post-Katrina New Orleans the author knows so well, if it was an episode of “Alfred … Continue reading →

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“A Gentleman Dapper…” Friday Flash Fics for April 5, 2019 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on April 6, 2019 by jeffbaker307

Had a bit of trouble posting the picture prompt; Suffice to say it was a shot of a woman in a red outfit with a red hat topped by a red rose. So, I put my author photo up.  A … Continue reading →

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In a Fog with Friday Flash Fics for March 22, 2019 by Jeff Baker

Posted on March 22, 2019 by jeffbaker307

                            McGuffin and the London Peril By Jeff Baker Delmar and I were waiting on a cab and made the mistake of going back into the clubroom … Continue reading →

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