James McInroy

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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“The 'Postcard' Murders” by James McInroy

Submitted to Contest #261

27/07/24 Dear Michael, I must say thank you for handling the murder. It was rather a difficult situation, with the information that Tina had on me. I’m sending this postcard to you to double check that you have done everything strictly to the instructions that I gave you.1. Have you made sure that the bullet has been cleaned of fingerprints? The casing as well?2. Have you made sure that the suicide note is written by the typewriter in Tina’s office? If this has not been done yet, please ensure to call ahead to warn of a bomb threat to the lo...

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“Stars” by James McInroy

Submitted to Contest #257

“You have flaws…and I could make stars of them.”Mac slid a cigarette from a box on the nightstand. The torn cellophane hung like a hangnail and gleamed in the scar of light that peeked through the half closed door.“Huh?” He said.“On your back,” Beth said, “here, a full flay of them, flecked and scattered.”He twisted around and lay on his back and put the cigarette between his lips and flicked his thumb against the head of the match not once, not twice, but thrice before a fire crackled to life from the sulfur. He lit the edge of his cigarett...

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“Gold & Scarlet ” by James McInroy

Submitted to Contest #55

The two men are in the small house. One of them is slumped against the wall. He can’t move much. The one that stands has a black beard that has been stained with blood and puss. He holds a bloody axe in his right hand. His chest is heaving. It is the slumped man’s blood and puss that is in his beard. The sun is setting. The orange glow is bitter as it yawns through the old house. It is cut to shreds by windowpanes and door frames. “Hey,” says the one on the floor, “I got some cigarettes I’ve been saving for this shit. Still got your light...

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Honestly. I just want to see how many of these prompts I can turn into little whodunits. Hope you enjoy them.