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“GHOST VARIATIONS: A high-end art thief attempts to steal a coveted 18th-century violin but an unlikely visitor intervenes” by DC Writer

Submitted to Contest #64

OF ALL THE SCHEMES that Toussaint LeFleur had dreamed up in prison, the one he wanted to execute the most was to take the 1715 Stradivarius violin and hold it for ransom. He knew the famous fiddle had found a new home in the city that awaited him upon release. All he had to do was snatch it from the hands of its unsuspecting owner, Victor Voltaire, a world-renowned violinist known to carry the coveted cultural relic between his home and his concert performances alone. Toussaint had done his homework. He kept a black folder filled with co...

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I'm a former crime reporter and investigative journalist who resides in Washington, D.C.