Karen Stillwater eyed the man before her with distaste. Though a few inches taller than she was, something about his sloping shoulders and somewhat drooping face made her think of him as a little man. He wore a dirty jacket, shirt, and unkempt tie and hung a battered felt hat on the peg by … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Nick Windworth and Karen Stillwater in The Crush of Evidence
Fiction
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Nick Windworth in The Man in Grey
The shop bell chimed and a young woman entered. Nick guessed she was in her mid twenties; pretty, though less than she might be. Her fair young face was worn with anxiety and her light brown hair was tangled, probably from the number of times she’d run her fingers through it. She looked anxiously around … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Nick Windworth in The Man in Grey
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Karen Stillwater in Deadly Currents
It was her first murder. Detective Karen Stillwater knelt over the body of the young Black man lying in the street, his face turned upwards to the sky, his eyes wide, lips slightly parted as though bewildered by what had happened to him. His gray t-shirt had been dyed red from the three bullet-holes lined … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Karen Stillwater in Deadly Currents
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson in Fire From Behind
The alarm went off as usual at four-thirty in the morning. Andre Fireson hit it, rolled out of bed, and switched on the lights. He stretched like a tiger rising from a nap and looked up at the portrait of his father that hung on his bedroom wall. Time to go win another day. Andre … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson in Fire From Behind
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Construction of Crime
Tonight, the ebony sky above Los Angeles was bronzed with the light of destroying fire. The Loan and Financing building, only completed in June, was reduced to ashes… Sarah Rockford looked up from her notepad to where the Loan and Financing building was still being transformed into ash. The fire department was pouring water … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Construction of Crime
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Clown
Frank Catelli sat in his car, watching the children play. He had a newspaper on his lap, but wasn’t reading it. It was only for show, in case someone came up and asked what he was doing. Always best to provide yourself with an innocent excuse for anything you’re doing. In the same way, his … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Clown
Doctor Simon’s Remedy
There was a small town somewhere tucked back among the hills. The people there were much the same as everywhere; some beautiful, some ugly, most rather plain. Several would have been lovely if not for noticeable scars, and all got cuts and abrasions once in a while. One day a traveling doctor rode into town … Continue reading Doctor Simon’s Remedy
A Primer on Gun Suppressors
Here's a good article in The Federalist arguing why law abiding gun owners might want to own a suppressor and why (as usual) Liberals don't know what they're talking about. The best part is when the author quotes a Washington Post piece that claims a YouTube video of a man firing a suppressed .22LR demonstrates that "silencers … Continue reading A Primer on Gun Suppressors
Serpent's Den 