Short Stories/Novellas

***This is a 60-page short story*** Sophie Lee was in charge. Her partner, Manny Williams, had joined the FBI, and she was on her own with one of the most unusual murders in Michigan history. Michigan State Senator, Simon Young, had been found brutally mutilated in his office and no one had seen a thing, until the senator’s wife appeared at the murder scene covered in blood, denying her guilt. Was it all a lie or were there other forces at work? The deeper Sophie digs, the more the facts unravel into the realm of the improbable. Can she solve the puzzle before it’s too late? Find out. Rick Murcer is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author with the critically acclaimed Caribbean Moon series featuring Manny Williams and Sophie Lee.

****This is a 42-page short story**** Sam MacNabb only writes the facts. That's what investigative reporters do. But when he shows up at one of the most bizarre murder scenes in Detroit history, not even Christmas can stop his perception of truth and reality from being altered forever.

****This is a 45 page short story**** FBI profiler Manny Williams wasn't always a seasoned veteran. In fact, he was lucky to make it to the Bureau. One August morning, eighteen years prior,while working as a rookie at the Lansing Police Department, he and his partner, Kyle Chavez, are assigned a routine B&E investigation. Manny soon learns there is no such thing as routine. The investigation quickly turns into a road trip to Hell with death riding shotgun. Enter Max, the huge black Lab. But will the dog be enough to make sure Manny and his partner make it home, ever?