I’ve decided to bring my mystery stories back under my own name (DeAnna Knippling) instead of a pen name. Crime du Jour is a collection of very short (500 words – 1500 words) short stories, each one about a different crime.
Generally from the criminal’s point of view.
I figured out a long time ago that while I do like to write mysteries, I tend to like characters who break the rules more than I do the ones who follow them. So my amateur sleuths tend to have only a passing relationship with the legal system, either in their investigations or in their search for justice, and I have a lot of fun writing stories from the criminals’ points of view.
There’s a difference between good versus evil, of course, but I tend to have more fun with Reasonably Naughty versus WOW NOPE THAT’S GOING TOO FAR NOW.
A lot of these stories are from the Reasonably Naughty point of view. Whether that strikes you as good or bad is up to you.
Now available on many online bookstores and from my online bookstore.
(As always, I get the biggest cut of the profits if you shop direct, but please use whatever is most convenient for you.)
A crime a day keeps the injustice away.
31 very short (and alphabetically organized) tales of crime and criminals, from Aggravated Assault to White-Collar Crime, for those days when you need to escape from the everyday world of law and order…
…and through the loopholes to the dark side of justice.
From a high-school sewing club that has taken up some illegal classic patterns, to a wealthy clique with a strange Halloween celebration. From a tour guide who knows where to find a timely shovel, to a serial killer with multi-purpose luggage. From good-luck charms that only a shoplifter can love, to a literary money-laundering scheme.
31 twisted tales of revenge, racketeering, and resetting other people’s passwords.
To fill your recommended daily dosage of very short crime and mystery stories, read now!