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• Puzzlement in Lake Derry

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

  Jefferson Beauregard Trestlehorn wasn’t sure what progress he had made in the case today. Surely the estranged Brown family w…

• Mourning and Madness in Lake Derry

  by RicoLaser about 1 year ago

  Looking into the bartender’s dusky, serpentine eyes, Ralph found it hard to use his voice. “Whiskey,” he managed to murmur, h…

• The Femme Fatale of Lake Derry

  by RicoLaser about 1 year ago

• The Lawsuit Against Lake Derry

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

  “Nothin’ like fresh venison jerky,” said Jefferson between chews. Across the table, Jethro Yoder nodded and glanced at his wi…

• The Biggest Gal in Lake Derry

  by RicoLaser about 1 year ago

  Ralph Ames could just kill Chief Trestlehorn right about now.

  He’d been as drunk as he’d ever been in his life when he stumb…

• The Suspicious Store in Lake Derry

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

  Fortunately for Jefferson, he knew what the remaining two ex-Mrs. Ridgways looked like… and he was more than happy delegati…

• The Newcomers in Lake Derry

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

  “Mrs. Ridgway…”

  “Molly.”

  Jefferson cleared his throat. “Mrs. Ridgway. Please. When’s the last time you seen your husband?”
  ...

• The Merry Widow of Lake Derry

  by RicoLaser about 1 year ago

  She was a tall, blonde drink of water in the shortest skirt Jefferson had ever seen south of Kentucky. By the look on Ralph’s…

• The Disappearing Evidence at Lake Derry

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

  Meanwhile, on the other side of town a man huddled in the corner of his cabin, crimson eyes exhausted from a night of fitful …

• The Late Late Night at Lake Derry

  by uselessness about 1 year ago

  The note was identical to the previous one, written on the back of a hardware store receipt:

  “Lake Derry need a doctor.
  _S…