Red Herring Suicide
A delightful little murder mystery...with a twist (aren't they all that way though????...weird).
Here's a sample of the work in progress. I am currently revamping how the story goes, mostly to add more depth to it and make it a bit longer.
Red Herring Suicide
by Brian K. Vagnini (c) 2000
The woman in the trench coat was huddled in the eave of the cheap boarding room door. She was clutching a tall man, his face cast in shadows. "I have never felt this way about anyone else before. I .I .I love you." She said the last phrase almost in a whisper, eyes towards the ground. Dave Davenport raised his hand to her cheek, lifting her tear-heavy eyes to meet his gaze. He whispered back "I lov..
CLICK.
Marilyn Madeline, a former star of stage and screen, turned off the TV and just sat, staring at the glowing fireplace. She was really starting to hate those old movie channels; they showed you your past, whether you wanted to see it or not. Just when she thought she could finally let her movie star days go, the movie studio that owned the rights to all of her old films sold them to syndicated television. Now they were blaring into her life, reminding her of painful memories. Even the network news stations began re-investigating the disappearance of the actor that portrayed Dave Davenport, her ex-fiancé.
"Just when you get your life back on track and everyone has forgotten his mysterious demise from this Earth.WHAM! They pull the rug right out from under you!!"
She was depressed that night; she had been that way for the past several weeks, and tonight a crazy thought had entered her mind. "What would death feel like??" she mused.
There was a knock at the door. Eve Chase, Marylyn's personal secretary, came into the study.
Sorry I can't give away the whole story, but it's not quite done yet. The finished story will be posted as soon as it's done.
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