When you’re writing a whodunit, the dead body is the most important character. It’s the pivot point around which the plot spins.

I’m growing nosier by the second about the circumstances surrounding Anna’s murder,” she said.

Alma idly wondered if he’d blow his nose, too.He did. Twice. He made it honk, the sound reminding Alma of Harpo squeezing his bulb horn.Isabel darted a look at Alma, giving her the don’t-you-dare-giggle squint.Alma...

Sheriff Fox was running his fingers through his thin hair. In a few short years, he’d look bald as a peeled apple. The Snoop sisters and their sidekick, the town’s bag lady no less, had...

Petey Samson gave the ladies an over-the-shoulder glance. He realized no doggie treat was forthcoming, even from Isabel who was usually the soft mark to hit up. He scratched his front claws to re-attack the...

In fact, until the last moments of his life, until the last seconds as he gasped for breath, he never realised how much he wanted to live. But, at that point, death was inevitable and...