This ficlet was inspired by a news story recently posted over at BBC News – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7530666.stm

Interesting, it took me back to the Micky Splaine, Mike Hammer mysteries.

Cool vibe in this one. I always like a good detective story. Off to hunt up that news story, sounds interesting…
Rating: Five happy stars.

closeing line is worthy of Dirty harry.. film noirish chandeleresque hammetesque..

Just my cup of tea. I like a good detective thriller. Wonderfully predictable, fantastically cliché, but brilliantly brilliant.

Oh, and I only just got the bee thing.

This was good on the first read, and very good on the second read once i understood what you’d done.

Top drawer sir.