Detective Tales – New Pulp Tales

Troll Patrol – Part 1

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured

Eunice’s words are drowned out by the static over the squawk box, but his tone is rushed either in excitement or fear. Even though I know it's futile, I try and respond a couple of

Angola LaGrange and the Brain Teaser Part 4

May 15, 2019May 14, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured #detective, Angola LaGrange, Brain Teaser, mystery

The mystery continues! Be sure to catch up on Parts 1, 2, and 3! # Cops swarmed around the parking structure like hornets on a downed hive. I drove by slowly while Lucky made his

Angola LaGrange and the Brain Teaser Part 3

April 24, 2019April 23, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured #detective, Angola LaGrange, Brain Teaser, mystery

Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2. # I parked my car in the lot of the Royal Egrets Motel. In the dark, the burnt-out letters left the sign with the same

Angola LaGrange and the Brain Teaser Part 2

March 20, 2019March 16, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured Angola LaGrange, Brain Teaser, Eric Skowronski, mystery

Be sure to check out Part 1 available Here. # I pulled the baton out of my purse, thought better of it, and grabbed my Glock. Gun laws be damned. I eased my way up

The Urn – The Conclusion

March 5, 2019March 7, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured #detective, #ForWriters, #noir, #The Urn, #writing #writingcommunity @RalphWeld #editorial #NewPulpTales, mystery, Ralph Weld

The display on my phone showed it was almost ten p.m. I was parked across the street from Eastland Mall between the Auto Bell carwash and Bobby’s Burgers. They were closed for the night and

The Urn – Part 3

February 19, 2019February 21, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured #detective, #noir, #The Urn, Genre, mystery, Ralph Weld

This is Part 3 of this story, read part 1 here and part 2 here. I counted fifteen diamonds, each a boulder compared to the engagement ring my pops had given ma way back when.

Angola LaGrange and the Brain Teaser Part 1

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured Angola LaGrange, Brain Teaser

Life is full of surprises, why should death be any different? I’ve seen more than my share of corpses. It’s an occupational hazard, but this was a new one, even for me. “You’re saying he

The Urn – Part 2

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured

Before diving into Part 2 be sure to go back and read The Urn Part 1. # They’d made the first corner by the time my explorer was in the street. The tires of the

The Urn

December 19, 2018January 23, 2019 Detective Tales, Featured

I pulled into the forty-dollar-a-night motel parking lot around seven p.m. It was that time of year when rain fell through the air like wax in a lava lamp, big round drops that were almost