by storyofdetectives | Jun 23, 2025 | Cold and clinical
Chapter 1: The Summons to BridgemoorThe message arrived at dawn, encoded and terse, as rain wormed down the windows of SCU headquarters in Greyhaven. Mira Lorne cradled her mug of bitter coffee, eyes narrowed at the subject line: “**Urgent: Suspected Targeted...
by storyofdetectives | May 24, 2025 | Cold and clinical
Chapter 1: Arrival at Briar’s EdgeThe van’s beams flickered across the mist-strewn roots and bramble-choked lanes of Briar’s Edge, their approach announced only by the hush of tires on mossy gravel and the low murmur of encrypted comms. The village had an atmosphere...
by storyofdetectives | May 2, 2025 | Cold and clinical
Chapter 1: The Fall at DawnThe bells of Elmspire rang only twice before dawn on the morning of the death. Fog crept through the cliffside village, trailing over mossy cobblestones and the ancient stone walls of the Elmspire Institute—Verrowind’s oldest surviving...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 29, 2025 | Cold and clinical
Chapter 1: Arrival Amid the MistThe rain had not stopped for three days, and Gallows Reach wore it like a shroud. The SCU van rumbled over uneven cobbles, its headlights smeared by fog, casting brief, uncertain shapes along crumbling storefronts and the mossy bones of...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 20, 2025 | Cold and clinical
Chapter 1: Ghosts of the PastThe rain-slicked streets of Greyhaven were a dull mirror to the overcast sky, reflecting the grim determination etched on Detective Mira Lorne’s face. The Serious Crimes Unit headquarters, an unassuming building sandwiched between...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 14, 2025 | Cold and clinical
Chapter 1: The Call to KaldstrichtThe rain was a constant companion as the Verrowind Serious Crimes Unit made their way to Kaldstricht, its rhythmic pitter-patter against the windscreen a fitting backdrop for the grim task ahead. The message had come through in the...
