From Shoplifters To Murderers -- Criminals Caught in 100 words
Would you ever imagine a mystery could be brought to life and then solved in 100 words?
In this eclectic collection of flash fiction Brian Kenyon divulges just enough clues to each crime. 100 words later the puzzle is solved unexpectedly, with perhaps a twist of irony or just desserts.
Here you'll discover crime and police stories as well as fiction of the "What If?" variety.
Here is a sample:
"Weight Watcher"
by Brian Kenyon
It was a slow afternoon. The owner sat in the back of his empty menswear
store patiently as his ancestors waiting for buffalo to hunt. A skinny white
teenager slouched in wearing a baggy sweatshirt. Soon, he came out of a
dressing room fifty pounds heavier. The sweatshirt stretched. The owner strolled
to the front door, stood in the teenager's way out, looked him deep in his eyes
and said nothing. Looking back arrogantly at first, the teenager soon saw
emptiness closing in on his world terribly as a coffin lid. He took off the shirts and ran away.
