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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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“Vague” by Avi Jain

Submitted to Contest #71

Pod, don’t touch anything, and I do mean ‘anything’, until James come here. Said Lewis while calling James, he added (to James). Hey James, I’m Lewis (hey Lewis, why do you sound so serious?). A robbery happened at my bakery, someone broke in and I need your help, can you come here?? (Yes, yes, I’ll see you in half hour, I’m leaving right away.) Thanks please come.                Pod asked in his confusion, what are we doing Lewis till James find his way here. Nothin...

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“"The Bakery on Third!"” by Adrien Spoklie

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The police sirens filled the night with noise and light. Red and blue illuminating the street as the yellow tape was strewn about the building. Aaron Pulitz stepped out of his old car. He took a long drag on the cigarette in his mouth, pulled it out, breathed in the poison, then dropped the rest of it to the floor stomping it out with a hard boot. Aaron had never thought his career would lead him here. The bakery on 3rd Street. A small building which usually had a large window to show off the tons of cakes and other baked goods. But now it w...

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“Who Stole My Cookie Love?” by Hudson Kelly

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Having arrived home and preparing for the night of relaxing; I received a phone call that I needed to come back to the bakery. "Why i asked?" "Someone had broken in and not only was the alarm triggered. " "I was needed to come so I could tell the police officers if anything had been taken." I grabbed my keys and while driving all I could think about who would rob a bakery and what would they actually take? I had been in business now for seven years and with everything going on; in the world I wasn't prone to close shop because. W...

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“Fraud "N Fiction” by Heather Ann Martinez

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Fraud ‘N Fiction By Heather Ann Martinez Busted. No way! Maybe I can talk my way out of this one? Officer. Officer, oh what is your name? I kept looking at the floor, then the ceiling, then back to the floor. I kept trying to roll the caramel from my fingers. I knew I had powdered sugar all over my bangs. I was in the middle of baking a new recipe at home when the bakery alarm went off. To my knowledge, nothing else was stolen. All of the cake ware was accounted for. Nothing else was touched except for the secret ingredient for ...

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“Seeking the Prey ” by Elle Coronel

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It was the morning of December, Monday on the busy day of London, the pool of people swarming at the market of Covent Garden, there can be seen the police mobiles parked in front of a bakery shop. Detective Jackson stared at the crooked window for a while before concluding that there wasn't a break-in at the store. "What made you say that there wasn't a break in?" Asked Lieutenant Crow. " It's obvious. If someone tried to break in, the shattered glass would be on the inside but if you look outside the debris is out there. The person...

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“Doughy Delights” by HBR Patel

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'Careful Jack, glass is everywhere on the floor,' said Tom, the detective, to his colleague, Jack. 'Wonder why chief gave you this low profile case?' asked Jack. 'It happens when you misplace an important piece of evidence of a high profile case.' 'The Burglar in a Bakery. Why this mess over a bread, Tom?' 'Might be the rage. Otherwise, who would risk being noticed while causing such destruction.' 'Might be some psychopath on a rampage. The cash register is as it is. Only a golden crucifix is missing.' 'NO, detective. Come inside...

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“Grandma's Secret Recipe” by Chiamaka Nwankwo

Submitted to Contest #71

When Detective James was told that there was a job for him, he didn’t expect it to be a case of a bakery thief. He wasn’t a fan of sweets. There was a break-in at a local bakery last night and oddly enough the only thing the person took was a secret ingredient. “When I opened the bakery this morning and went to my office, I noticed my window was broken and the door in my office that leads to the back of the bakery outside was slightly opened. When I searched the entire place the only thing that was missing was the ingredient which I had...

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“Grandpa's Secret Ingredient” by Natalia Sadocco

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Everybody in the neighborhood heard Mitchell screaming his lungs off at 5:15A.M. Someone had entered his bakery shop down Crimson Oak Street during the night and messed up the whole place, worse than all, someone stole his secret ingredient. At 86 years old, Mitchell had just started selling his brand-new Christmas cookies a week ago. He was, to say the least, devastated after seeing everything destroyed. Flour on the floor, eggs cracked on the table, the sink covered in whipped cream. Every year, right after Christmas, the bakery owner wou...

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“Mexican Shortbread Cookies” by Karen Schwabenland

Submitted to Contest #71

Each December, the family kitchen at Oma's house became a bakery. Oma would host each grandchild on a different day during the school holidays, and together they would create cookies of the grandchild's choosing. They would bake and decorate them together, and Oma would send the grandchild back home with two dozen of them while keeping a dozen or so to serve at the family Christmas celebration on the 25th. Edna, Oma's oldest grandchild had been too busy in recent years to participate in this tradition. She was in college now. During...

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“Well for starters” by Matt Edwards

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So far that day we'd had a home invasion false alert, two vehicle parking misdemeanors and a man who claimed that we'd left a truncheon in his trailer for him to use at his leisure and then return. My usual partner in non-crime – since we're cops – Bosisto, was on parental leave trying to settle his cerebral palsy-affected son into an accommodation center that specialised in CP care. I hadn't yet been partnered with anyone, since nothing big had come up where we needed to be out and about and scouting. So, at the boss's order, I spent my tim...

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“Glazed!” by Madisson James

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"Where did you say we're headed, Joe?' " I told you five times already Benny. We got a call from the Bakery on the corner of South and West. You know the one with the glazed yellow doughnuts." Joe turned the Police car onto the narrow street leading to the South and West intersection. He ignored the red stoplight. "Yeah, but what are they missing glazed doughnuts?" Benny laughed hard enough for his protruding stomach to bobble up and down in the seat. "Hey, this is serious business. Some papers are gone missing. From what I hear, th...

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“Top-Secret” by C Alexis McGregor

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My ears tingle as the bells above the door peal for the final time as my bakery shuts down for the day, the scent of my last customer perfuming the air. With a click of the deadbolt, dimming the lights, I survey the remainders in the display cabinets. A few Chelsea buns, some sugar cookies, two loaves of bread sit forlornly, soon shared with the local homeless shelter.  With the donations boxed, the surfaces clean, I extinguish all light walking under the arch into my beloved kitchen. My eyes scan this space, where all of my equipment...

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“Conversation Starter” by Tim Benson

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“Conversation Starter” Maybe it was from watching too many episodes of CSI on television or all of the crime and detective movies he’d seen, but the crime scene that Aaron had walked through that Monday morning was disappointing. There was no dead body, no signs of a struggle and no missing cash. The only indications that a crime had been committed at all was the rear door that had been pried open and kicked in and a safe in the office, its door also pried open. It had only been two months since he’d passed his detective exam. It was the r...

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“Bakery Break-In” by Lunarr Space

Submitted to Contest #71

"Layla, can you pass me the flour please?" Janet said. It was 3:00 in the afternoon at Sweet Treats Cafe. People were rushing in just to get one little lick of those beautiful cakes. 4:00 PM is usually when people start clamoring in, but they were an hour early! "Will everyone form a line please? I don't need another cake incident like yesterday." Janet informed. "And everyone stop fighting!" It got quiet in the bakery so Layla put some Christmas music on. People were either bopping to the beat or just dancing. "Thank you Layla." Janet wh...

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“The cookie saga” by NK Hatendi

Submitted to Contest #71

‘’Thank you, Ma’am, for your patronage. We can always rely on you to support a local small business such as ours,” said Ben, ushering the customer out of the front door, carrying a birthday cake for a children’s party. Ben returned to the back office and was accosted by Nyasha one of his more senior and portly employees. “Boss, I remembered something while you were talking to the last customer,” said Nyasha. “Yes. What’s the problem?” “Well, two or three people came in asking for our speciality chocolate chip cookies.” “And?” “Boss I can’t ...

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