They didn’t even react, said Cangi in a whisper. The scene was so full of police officers that Chase hadn’t noticed his best friend approaching.ĭid the killer take anything from them? Chase questioned.Īngelo craned his neck towards the police car, as though to double check. Like the assassin had some deep-seated rage against him, Angelo interjected.Ĭhase was startled as the Inspector appeared out of nowhere. Fernando died due to a shot to the abdomen, while Giacomo was hit twice in his chest before the killer shot him in the head. I can’t allow myself to fall apart this way.įernando Ritrosi and Giacomo Mazzagli, colleagues of ours on patrol, are both dead. Can you brief me or should I call Angelo out? Take some deep breaths and hang in there. Chase accompanied him for a few steps in the opposite direction. I hate it when I recognise the face of a victim.Ĭangi turned his head towards the mall, avoiding any more eye contact than necessary with the crime scene. God, I don’t think I can handle this, Matteo Cangi’s trembling voice greeted Chase. The spotlights were all on a police car instead. All the lights in the shop windows of the popular mall in Ponte Barciano had been turned off. The closer he came to it, the more he could sense the anxiety of the forensics team, taking photos and collecting evidence. La Fortuna è cieca ma la Sfiga ci vede benissimoĬhase could smell the excitement and feel the rush of a crime scene. For information, email Against the Police Any resemblance to actual events, places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination. You don’t need to have read the whole flash fiction collection to enjoy this volume. The Chase Williams detective short stories books feature one-shot stories that can be read separately. **You haven’t read Vol.1 and Vol.2 yet? Don’t worry.** These ten short detective stories are a genuine window to contemporary Italy, where it doesn’t matter what happens, the important thing is not to be caught. The winning formula doesn’t change as each story is 1000 words in length and each of them adds another dark piece in the (apparently) quiet Tursenia puzzle.Ĭentral Italy has not only nice food, Etruscan town walls and breath-taking art: crimes and mysteries happen in the background among the maze of alleys of the historical city centre.Ĭrime is harder to nail when the culprit could be anyone, from the least suspicious town-dweller to your old grumpy neighbour. The third book of the Chase Williams flash fiction series features more short detective stories with mystery and suspense included. Your daily amount of mystery and suspense, 1000 words length.
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