by storyofdetectives | Jun 26, 2025 | Tragic
Chapter 1: Gale WarningsThe wind came in hard off the sea that night, rattling the old glass panes of the Blackharbor constabulary. Even from inside their mobile lab van, parked awkwardly behind the squat stone police house, the team could feel the howl in their...
by storyofdetectives | Jun 24, 2025 | Tragic
Chapter One: Nightfall in ThornhollowThe mist lay thick as lamb’s wool over Thornhollow, its streets rendered spectral beneath the lights strung along Market Row and the distant orange flicker that presaged ruin. Lantern Vale Retirement Home, long a fixture on the...
by storyofdetectives | May 29, 2025 | Tragic
Chapter 1: Blackharbor’s Mourning BellsThe wind tore at Mira Lorne’s coat as she stepped out of the Serious Crimes Unit’s unmarked van. Blackharbor greeted her the way it greeted all outsiders: with sideways glances, muttered curses, and an air so thick with suspicion...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 21, 2025 | Tragic
Chapter 1: The SceneThe rain fell in relentless sheets, a constant patter against the cracked pavements of Greyhaven’s Old Quarter. Beneath the flickering neon sign of The Brass Lantern, a dimly lit pub notorious for its rough clientele, the Serious Crimes Unit...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 19, 2025 | Tragic
Chapter 1: Arrival in IronvaleThe early morning mist clung to the streets of Ironvale, shrouding the town in an eerie silence. Detective Mira Lorne stepped off the train, her dark coat flapping lightly in the chill breeze. The train station, once a bustling hub in...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 16, 2025 | Tragic
Chapter 1: The Call of FateThe morning mist clung heavily to the cobblestone streets of Elmspire, casting a spectral glow over the cliffside village. Brother Cassian Mire, the town’s caretaker, walked through the narrow lanes toward the monastery, his mind...