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From the Mind of Derringer Award Winning Author James Blakey Comes Thirteen Tales of Crime and Mystery.

"Fast Times at Spiro Agnew High" - Junior Mike Wimmer owes money to the school loan shark. But Mike is broke, and the shark wants his money by six—or else. Mike's one hope: a reward for a missing iPhone. He has ten hours to find a 2x3 phone on a campus of 1,500 students, faculty, and staff.

"Porridge" - In a fairy-tale land a hard-boiled private detective is hired to find a missing Goldilocks.

"The Bicycle Thief" - A grad student wakes to discover her bike has been stolen and is now listed for sale on Craigslist. *2019 Derringer Winner*

"The Pros and Cons of Time Travel" - A pair of grifters try to sell a phony time machine.

"The Solar Punks" - Eco-terrorists harass a small town.

"Bottom of the Thirteenth" - A long night for a drug runner.

"The CRISP-R Connection" - A misunderstanding leads to murder.

"The Family Business" - Brothers in Miami vie for control of a criminal empire.

"Picture Perfect" - A hotel detective stumbles across a murder.

"Outsourcing" - A mafia don orders a hit. *2021 Derringer Finalist*

"The Last Case" - A husband is the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance.

"Tough Game" - A baseball player's tough game is more than it seems.

"Thought Experiment"- A runaway trolley threatens to run over a group of cheerleaders.