Beeker felt the familiar knot of anxiety tighten in his gut, a constant companion on these deployments. It wasn’t the fear of death, not exactly, but the fear of failure, the fear of not being able to protect his men, the fear of making the wrong call that would send them all into the abyss….
The air in the back room of the dimly lit Italian restaurant was thick with the scent of stale garlic and unspoken threats. Vinnie “The Hammer” Moretti, a man whose reputation preceded him like a bad omen, leaned back in his chair, a half-empty glass of wine swirling in his hand. His eyes, dark and…
Crime Time 1 Crime Time is a collection of nine crime stories from author Dell Sweet. From short stories to near novel length… #Crime #Fiction #DellSweet #Kindle #Amazon Crime Time 2 Kindle edition by Sweet, Dell, Dell, Geo, Block, Paul. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks Crime Time 2 contains two complete crime novels in one…
The Teacher’s Shadow The stench of stale urine and rotting garbage clung to the air, a familiar perfume in George Topsfield’s nocturnal endeavors. Rain, a relentless drizzle that had plastered itself to the city for days, slicked the cobblestones of the alley, turning the already dismal space into a treacherous, reflective mirror of the neon-drenched…
The crooked Judge: This is a job George takes on for the bookie. The bookie has a friend who is a pimp for high dollar call girls. The judge has killed one of his girls and hushed it up through his buddies in the NYPD. This angers George and he takes the job. It turns…
The Jail Job: The intended guy is in Rikers Island doing a year. George uses Juanita’s computer skills to access the inmate Database and have him released early. Vinnie tells him he is a snitch and a suspected child molester, but the truth is he is an undercover ATF officer investigating Vinnie’s interests in Rikers…
A muffled crash from the hallway shattered the tense silence. Then, another. Annie could hear the deputies exchanging gunfire with the convicts, the rapid staccato of shots echoing throughout the old house. #Mystery #Murder #Crime #DellSweet #KU #Glennville #KyleStevens
Small Town Murder The Small town of Glennville New York is a nice quiet place to settle down and raise your family. At least that is What Sheriff Kyle Stevens thought when he retired after being a detective in New York City for twenty years. #Mystery #Murder #Crime #DellSweet #KU KU #Glennville #KyleStevens
Gus Dyer The road to Redemption Gus Dyer is a detective no more. Staring into the deep wells of corruption for too many years sent him into a spiral. He tried to use the bottle to find his way out, but that only dragged him in deeper. The road to Redemption is a look at…
The Architect’s vision for Veridian was a meticulously crafted tapestry, woven with threads of reason, sustainability, and a profound respect for individual agency. #SciFi #Epic #Dystopian #Fantasy