by MarktheAuthor | Feb 16, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Into Dark Every inch I put between me and Lorna Peale’s tantalizing snare rattled me more. It was that kind of forbidden opportunity, rooted in adolescent fantasy, and fueled by tenacious images from the girlie magazines of puberty, that fired my belly with irrational...
by MarktheAuthor | Feb 14, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Steamy Towel Goddess Lorna met me at the door with steam rolling off her hair. The towel she’d wrapped herself in must have been her daughter’s. She arched like a goddess, misty fog of her own creation surrounding her, the makeshift garment revealing the soft curves...
by MarktheAuthor | Feb 12, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Ollie Wise I spent a few minutes cooling my jets in the Tacoma, watching shadows float to and fro behind the living room window. Lorna’s demeanor bothered me. The way she’d dismissed Kayla’s trauma, hawking over her like a jail guard. What did she fear? The...
by MarktheAuthor | Feb 9, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Damn the Client Kayla played in the yard alone. She glanced up as I entered the gate. With bloodshot eyes scuttled in sleep-deprived eye sockets, I must have appeared demonic. Yesterday’s rumpled clothes surely didn’t improve my image. The previous night’s discovery...
by MarktheAuthor | Feb 7, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Double Back I made sure we were out of the line of sight before making a U-turn. “There has to be something in that house that will implicate someone besides my sister.” Tony shook his head. “They’ll sure as shootin’ go through the place as part of their investigation...
