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Write about someone investigating a break-in at a bakery. The only thing missing? A very secret ingredient.

Posted in Mystery on Jul 31, 2021

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“Hope and Memory” by Geeta Boodansingh

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The door of the bakery hung open, the broken steel lock twisted and gaping, like the maw of some felled beast. It was the back door, used mainly for deliveries for bulk ingredients, and it opened on to the inky dark of an alley way. The light over the door had been smashed too, and the starlight from the smog covered city sky didn't help much with illumination. She heard the footsteps approaching before she saw the dim beam of a flashlight, followed by the man in the rumpled sport coat, shirt and jeans. His shaggy brown hair was only a bit...

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“ Thief ” by Melia Mendoza

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I am John Hopkins a CSI this is my first year and I got the most dangerous job yet right now I am in my most dangerous case ever. I am on the case for the missing ingredient for the Lavender Bakery, the world's largest bakery. Nobody knows what the secret ingredient is except the founder of Lavender bakery Nick Lavender.  “CSI Hopkins” I heard the lead detective say who was also my dad. “Yes Detective Hopkins” He looked at me with a serious expression on my face. My dad was always serious about cases but this time it felt different. Som...

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“The Sour Cake Murder” by Colin Devonshire

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“I suppose you expect to win the Christmas cake competition again this year?” asked Patty, the radio newspaper reporter. “I don’t like to brag, but, well, you know. I am the best baker in the village, so, I guess I’ll win… Again,” answered a grinning Gino. The listeners did not notice the raised eyebrows of Patty and Steve, the sound engineer. “It is well-known you always add something ‘extra’ to your recipes? Can you tell our listeners, what it is?” “I could, but then it wouldn’t be a secret. Stupid girl,” said Gino, his grin tu...

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“Strawberry Cannoli” by George Davis

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Police officers are everywhere on the strip mall searching for the culprits who broke into the Ninth Street Bakery. They enhance the streetlights with flashlights, search light and noise from a helicopter draws curious onlookers from the surrounding apartment buildings. The bakery’s ceiling lights make it easy for the police crime scene officers to search for evidence. Detectives Bogart and Cagney stand in the doorway observing.            The bakery owner, Joseph, with his family arrive...

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“The Gelatin Powder” by Harlow Jones

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A young woman with a Superwoman stance to rival its founder eyed the bakery before her. Despite her being overworked, her uniform was as crisp as this morning’s winter winds. It always was. “They completely shattered the door and made a mess of the whole place just to steal a cupcake and a tub of gelatin powder.” Her squinted eyes, pursed lips, and cocked head were the holy trinity of her concentration. Then, her work phone rang. “Officer Morton speaking.” “It’s the lab. We got back the results on the powder.” The voice stopped. With her ...

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“Something Missing” by Adam Wan

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The sun had set by then and the world had drawn its curtains as the rain cloaked the darkening sky. The cold descending upon the earth, painting the streets in wet lights. And it all seemed silent; like a town about to pull the covers and drift into dreams, goodnight. But somewhere, near the town plaza where the fountain stands still for night, red lights glowed and grew in the dark, twinkling over the puddles and the wet asphalt about the roundabout. The shops around had closed up and there were no other people around, no pedestrians, n...

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“The secret ingredient” by Rachael Bruyette

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“911 whats your emergency?” “Hello there has been a robbery at ‘Granny’s baked goods and more’!” “Ma’am I need you to calm down and tell me what happened.” “So I was just sleeping when I heard gunshots. I went to check it out and mama was on the floor dead and the robber had taken mama’s sapphire necklace.They also kidnapped my sibling!” “Okay miss I have emergency services on the way can you tell me your name and your siblings name?” “My sibling goes by Blair or Blake and my name is Siren.” “Alright Siren why does your sibling have 2 names?...

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“The Appeasement ” by Luiza Marcus

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Part oneI can remember that night but I can barely recall what happened after that incident which has changed my life. That terrible thing I did and all the decisions I took before I’ve committed that crime… I can’t say that I regret them all because they made me the human being I am today.Early in that night, before the evil even began, I took my long, red coat from the hanger –it was a very elegant coat- and I dressed up as I stared at my shoes. I grabbed a biscuit from the extended table which was settled against the wall and I poured som...

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“Joe Crumble ” by Shadow Morris

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Hey Joe Crumble here, sitting at my usual coffe cafe, reading my newspaper like I usually do on my saturday mornings. "one coffe" I ask the waitress. Yep, just my usual coffe and usual newspaper on my usual saturday. Hey there, did i mention I am a investigator for Natashafalls? Yep! Yes indeed and not only do i work as an investigator, I live that life when I'm not on the job. Yes! Because crime dosn't stop, so my job is never done. As I eye in on my newspaper, i notice a ADD that is very unusual, unlike my coffee... A unsual ADD that st...

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“The Adventures of Detective Fred Bunn - The Indonesian Butter Mystery” by Doug Goodrich

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I’m Detective Fred Bunn and these are, The Adventures of Detective Fred Bunn, at least until I find a more creative title.As soon as I walked into The Muffin Pan, a quant little bakery in the better part of town, I knew this was going to be an unusual case. A case like no other. The place was a wreck. I mean there was so much flower and sugar all over the walls and floors, it looked like someone had caught the Pillsbury Dough Boy and Little Debbie in an affair and murdered the both-of-them.I looked around making mental notes. I noticed a tra...

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“Batter Way to do Business ” by Sandra Russo

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“Wakey Wakey, Mister Black. Mister Winky is waiting, “ the baritone brickhouse spoke. His oily little partner snickered. I was summarily picked up by the scruff of the neck and whisked away in a dark Kia sedan so fast I only caught the last three digits of the license plate: 666. The sedan quickly navigated every dark alley the city had to offer before coming to an abrupt halt outside Mommas Bakery on 81st and Lexington Ave.  Mommas bakery had looked better. The front window was smashed and the front door had an unnatural be...

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“The spice of life” by Ruth Major

Submitted to Contest #71

When I was hired to look into the bakery break in, I was extremely surprised. For one thing, I am not a detective so I wondered why I got this job. I am a wizard, mundane things like bakeries is not what I usually work for. The woman who ran the bakery, insisted I do this. She paid more than I would expect, too. Just for idle curiosity of why a baker would want me to take this job, I did. OK, maybe it was the money too. I hadn't gone on an adventure in quite some time, being close to retirement age. I went in the bakery, smelling the temptin...

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“The mystery of the missing Ingredient” by Amanda Stuntz

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Mark stood at the glass door and took in a deep breath, closing his eyes as the smell of freshly baked bread infiltrated his nostrils. This may be one assignment he might actually like. He opened his eyes and looked down at the paper in his hands.  The owner, Mister Young, claimed someone broke in during the night and stole some of his property. The front desk officer who took the call said he wouldn’t tell her what had been stolen.  A little bell jingled overhead when he opened the door and stepped inside. The place was spotless...

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“Cookie Secret Recipe Caper” by Blane Britt

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Albert Dommer worked the midnight to 7 a.m. shift as a security guard at the Pepperidge Farm located somewhere in the state of Connecticut. Shortly after signing in for his boring shift half drunk off of Tequila and being highly inebriated from the hallucinations of some real life seeing side effects from some too strong gungi African marijuana on June 17, 1972, the 24-year-old Albert noticed something amiss. His entries into the Pepperidge Farm Company security log reveal that he found doors on levels B2 and B3 stuffed ...

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“Love Bakery” by Floraine Thwin

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In May 1991, a family moves to New Orleans from Las Vegas. There are three family members in family. They are Amy the mother, Lucien the father and Laura the child. Amy had to move over here for living with her relatives and family. Amy’s mother was lived in New Orleans. Lucien had move to here with his family because he lost his job and trying to start the new career life. Then, they arrived to the town. Their family members were gathering at Amy’s mother house for greeting them. When they arrived, relatives were warmly welcoming them and h...

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