Category Archives: Mystery

All roads don’t lead to Rome; Flash Fiction Draw story for April 9, 2018 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on April 9, 2018 by jeffbaker307

NOTE: The results of ‘Nathan Burgoine’s Flash Fiction Draw for April were a dirt road (setting), historical fiction (genre), and rat poison (object.) I have another note following the story, but here’s what I came up with;  Murder on the … Continue reading →

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Monthly Flash Fiction Challenge for February, 2018 by Jeff Baker (2/11/18)

Posted on February 11, 2018 by jeffbaker307

Note: The three items drawn for this month’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (by ‘Nathan Burgoine) were a compass, a soup kitchen and a crime caper. This is what I came up with—-jeff baker. The Way Which Thou Shalt Go By … Continue reading →

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A Librarian Story for Friday Flash Fics., by Jeff Baker. January 12, 2018

Posted on January 11, 2018 by jeffbaker307

The Library of Babel                                                                         … Continue reading →

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Something for the End of December in Friday Flash Fics, by Jeff Baker

Posted on December 21, 2017 by jeffbaker307

WRUD New Year’s Eve? By Jeff Baker I hadn’t planned on working New Year’s Eve when I got the text message. Enough cash to pay off my post-Christmas credit card balance, so I packed a toothbrush and my private eye … Continue reading →

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Monday Flash Fics with hors d’ oeuvres by Jeff Baker

Posted on November 6, 2017 by jeffbaker307

                                                      Do You Hear What I Hear?                                                   By Jeff Baker               … Continue reading →

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Conference at Night; Monday Flash Fics for October 2, 2017, by Jeff Baker

Posted on October 1, 2017 by jeffbaker307

                                    Conference At Night                                         By Jeff Baker             The mid-afternoon light streaming in through the big windows behind them made the white floors and the minimalist furniture look even brighter, but to Stephen it felt like the middle … Continue reading →

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The Lady of the Lake—Monday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker

Posted on April 2, 2017 by jeffbaker307

                                    The Lady of the Lake                                                     By Jeff Baker               “The Lady of the Lake,” Billings murmured.             “What?” Inspector Satz asked.             “Oh, nothing,” Billings said. “That line has been going through my head since we … Continue reading →

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Uncork Monday Flash Fic. for March 13, 2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by jeffbaker307

                                          The Inaugural Wine                                                 By Jeff Baker               “First off, I’m not a private detective, I’m a lawyer.” Musselman said.             “Then why don’t you have a bigger office?” Mr. Wilford asked. “Honest-to God, when I first came … Continue reading →

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“The Mystery of Pere Noel,” Monday Flash Fics for Christmas, 2016

Posted on December 11, 2016 by jeffbaker307

(For my Christmas story, I decided to give myself a present—I’d always wanted to write a story about Edgar Allan Poe’s great precursor to Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin. While there have been many Holmes pastiches, those of Dupin are few and … Continue reading →

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Monday Flash Fic.:Cutesy Bears and Intrigue.

Posted on August 14, 2016 by jeffbaker307

Here’s the latest for the Monday Flash Fiction page for August 15, 2016.                                          The Cutesy Bear Caper                                                 By Jeff Baker               “Faster!” Donna said. “He’s getting away!”             “I’m pushing as fast as I can!” Shawn said. … Continue reading →

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