by storyofdetectives | Jun 3, 2025 | Slow-burning tension
Chapter 1: Shadows in the CorridorThe call came at dawn, before the commuter trains stirred Hollowbrook’s heart to life. Mist drifted in from Whitebriar Woods, clinging to the new glass-and-steel wing of Hollowbrook University — a building still unclaimed by...
by storyofdetectives | May 25, 2025 | Slow-burning tension
Chapter 1: The Burned Heart of MarleauxDawn crept reluctantly into Marleaux, painting the pastel facades of the square with a pale, funereal light. The once-proud city, now a shivering relic on the coast, bore the scars of neglect—salt-stained walls, shuttered cafes,...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 27, 2025 | Slow-burning tension
Chapter 1: The Death in the Bell TowerThe town of Clearbrook basked in a rare shaft of morning sunlight, the cobbled lanes and neat stone houses immaculate as ever beneath the gaze of the Cloudstep Peaks. The spring frost had melted from the slate rooftops, lending a...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 13, 2025 | Slow-burning tension
Chapter 1: The Call to Rustheath The early morning haze clung to the streets of Greyhaven, diffusing the amber glow of street lamps into a muted drizzle of light. Mira Lorne, lead investigator of the Verrowind Serious Crimes Unit, sat hunched over her desk in the...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 8, 2025 | Slow-burning tension
Chapter 1: The Deadly Silence The sun hung low over Marleaux, casting an orange glow that barely touched the peeling facades of the Victorian houses. It was a town where the sound of the sea mingled with the memories of a more prosperous time, and now, it was the...
