“Look, officer. My wife is dead. When are you gonna get the rest of your department down here to gather information?”
Al Voss wanted to laugh, but restrained himself to a smile. “Mr. Paul, the entire law enforcement in the town of Hyson is a City Marshall–and you’re looking at him.”
I didn't get into mysteries until my late teens through Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie. In my early 20s, I was ready to check out some more current authors and went on a search. Carolyn Hart's Death On Demand series was one of the first to catch my eye--the setting of a mystery bookstore sounded wonderful--and it was. Now all these many years later her 23rd book in the series, and her 50th published book, Dead, White and Blue, is out!
As we get ready to celebrate our nation's birthday, here is a fun little mystery/fantasy short story about one of the most patriotic things we do--vote!
