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DAVID A JONES

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FIFTY SHADES OF... SOMETHING TO READ

Submitted to Contest #91

FIFTY SHADES OF… SOMETHING TO READ John Cullpepperthwaite was an average, even nondescript, sort of man. The sort you would pass in the street without noticing. An unobtrusive man who blended into the crowd and whose features it would be difficult to recall only moments after you’d met him. He was thirty-one years old and lived on his own in an average semi-detached house in the leafy suburbs of Ulchester, a quiet, rural town, which, like John, had no particular claim to fame. Not one for socializing, John - Cullpepperthwaite ...

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TO SKI OR NOT TO SKI, THAT IS THE QUESTION

Submitted to Contest #77

Date Line: The depths of winter, late one evening. Location: A remote log cabin somewhere in the snow covered Alps. The Occupants: A winter holidaymaker musing silently to himself, after arriving for a skiing holiday with his wife. ‘What on earth am I doing here? Why on earth did I come here? Why on earth does anyone come here? I didn’t want to come, it wasn’t my idea to come to this wretched, little place in the middle of nowhere, where it’s far too cold. ‘I should never have let my wife persuade me to co...

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THE MYSTREY OF THE LOCKED ROOM AND THE GREAT DETECTIVE

Submitted to Contest #51

“Tell me precisely what happened,” said the Great Detective to the three servants who he’d summoned before him. “And don’t leave anything out,” he added. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner had dispatched the most talented and tenacious detective of Her Majesty’s Constabulary to investigate the dastardly murder of Lord Burlington-Smythe, who had been found dead in his study, earlier that morning. The Great Detective had already carried out a thorough inspection of the study, as well as the interior and exterior of the building...

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BEWARE THE WOLF IN THE WOODS

Submitted to Contest #43

ANCIENT legends always tell us to beware of the wolf in the woods: Once upon a time, there lived a young, innocent girl, named ‘Little Red Riding Hood… * “Red, dear, I’m going to bake some pies and cakes for your grandmother,” Red’s mother told her. “You know she’s getting older and I want to make sure she eats properly. Would you be a dear and take them over to her cottage, when they’re ready?” “Oh, Mother, that will mean going through the woods in the dark and I’m sure there are lots of nasty demons and other...

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THE MUST HAVE BIRTHDAY PRESENT

Submitted to Contest #42

It was Samm’s fifteenth birthday and she rushed downstairs anxious to get to the presents, which would surely be waiting for her. She looked at them with eager anticipation hoping to get enough money to buy the latest generation smartphone, which was solar powered, had high speed mobile broadband, a touchscreen user interface, superfast txt msg, a media player, a high resolution camera with laser focusing, zillions of aps - oh, and it had a phone as well. Or, better still, to actually get the phone itself as a present. The first envelope she...

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A STOLEN OIL PAINTING

Submitted to Contest #37

As soon as I entered the room, I knew that there was something wrong, even though the lights weren’t switched on and it was impossible to see in the dark. The room was totally silent, but I had a strange feeling that something ominous was about to happen, or had already happened. There was nothing odd or wrong about the lights being turned off or the room being entirely silent, as it was the middle of the night and the building had been closed for some hours. I’d felt uneasy since the start of my shift as a night security guard at one...

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TO SKI OR NOT TO SKI, THAT IS THE QUESTION?

Submitted to Contest #23

Date Line: The depths of winter, very early one morning. Location: A log cabin somewhere in the snow covered Alps. The Occupant: A winter holidaymaker. “WHAT a lovely day it is, darling. I’m so glad we’ve come here for our holiday. It is a perfect day for skiing. The sun is out, the sky is blue, the snow is deep and, dare I say it, crisp and even. “Now, come along, sleepy head, I’ve already made you a lovely breakfast to set you up for the day. Carrot juice, yoghurt, muesli, some delicious cold meats, chees...

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Author bio

I enjoy writing both fiction and non-fiction and I have had a number of articles published, including two articles in the ‘British Journal of Healthcare Management’: ‘A Brief History of the NHS’ and ‘Think Outside the Box – Guidance on Giving Evidence in H.M. Coroner’s Court’, as well as an article in ‘Mature Times’ on smoking food.
In addition, I have had a short story, entitled ‘Murderous Intentions’, published on the internet, and a short story entitled ‘The Missing Marchioness’, published in the Third World anthology ‘A House of Music & Other Stories’. I have also been shortlisted in a number of writing competitions.
I have also written a Murder Mystery play, which has been performed by an amateur dramatic group, as well as several scenes and sketches for pantomimes and revues, which I have also performed in.