Ten-Minute Mysteries
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Jan
16
Discovery on the Stairs

Discovery on the Stairs

Sitting in a taxi bound for a mansion on East 73rd Street, Dick Van Dorn looked at the letter in
6 min read
Jan
08
Discovery on the Stairs

Discovery on the Stairs

Queens, Maisie’s Hair Boutique, 1947 On the day that Eunice Pike found a corpse on the stairs of her
7 min read
Jan
01
Discovery on the Stairs

Discovery on the Stairs

A New York winter, 1947. One day a woman named Eunice Pike, who was apt to be absent minded in
4 min read
Dec
17
The Gingerbread House

The Gingerbread House

When did we know something was wrong? I think it must have been five days before Christmas. The mail had
15 min read
Dec
11
The Red Bag

The Red Bag

London, 1942 With her bobbed dark hair, big green eyes and pensive expression, Brita Johansen looked at the clock as
17 min read
Dec
04
The Ouroboros Mystery

The Ouroboros Mystery

Lucia’s lawyer, a thin and energetic young woman with a shock of curly black hair, glared at Fiorella. “I
9 min read
Nov
28
The Ouroboros Mystery

The Ouroboros Mystery

“Mind telling me what’s going on?” Fiorella looked daggers at Khaled, who sat glumly in the interview room, arms
5 min read
Nov
21
The Ouroboros Mystery

The Ouroboros Mystery

Giorgia preferred concrete facts to beliefs. Fact-gathering, fact-sifting, fact-checking: these were all her own particular cup of tea. Interviews were
8 min read
Nov
13
The Ouroboros Mystery

The Ouroboros Mystery

“Can I see that ring please?” Fiorella asked. Ahmed took the ring off his pinky and held it out to
10 min read
Nov
02
The Ouroboros Mystery

The Ouroboros Mystery

[Part two. Read part one here] Fiorella Muti sat at her desk, chin propped on her hand, gazing out of
12 min read