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Tag Archives: Detective Bruno
The Vanishing Santa, Part 8
Monday brought a much welcomed return to normalcy. Bruno preferred to work when the station house was packed with people and humming with life. It just seemed like the natural orders of things, and it was too busy and hectic … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, crime, Detective Bruno, Modern Philosopher, mystery, organized crime, Relationships, serial, short story
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The Vanishing Santa, Part 7
Bruno felt a little stupid as he stood on the porch and knocked on the door, but a little stupid was an emotion that he could handle. Plus, what he was about to do was going to make everything much … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, crime, Detective Bruno, fiction, Humor, Modern Philosopher, mystery, organized crime, serial, short story, writing
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The Vanishing Santa, Part 6
“You mind if I put on some Christmas music?” Wally finally asked. The silence was killing him, but he was afraid to ask Bruno about what revelation he’d had from Viv’s stories. So he figured music was better than nothing. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, crime, detective, Detective Bruno, fiction, Modern Philosopher, mystery, serial, short story, writing
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The Vanishing Santa, Part 5
Bruno drove and Wally sat silently in the passenger seat. The young officer understood that his mentor preferred quiet when he was in a bad mood, but then again, if everyone complied with that request, Bruno would be forever surrounded … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, crime, Detective Bruno, fiction, Humor, Modern Philosopher, mystery, serial, short story, writing
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The Vanishing Santa, Part 4
Assistant District Attorney Michelle Ambrose was extremely ambitious when it came to her career. No one knew it yet, but she planned to run against her boss in the next election. Once elected District Attorney, she intended to hold the … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Humor
Tagged Christmas, crime, Detective Bruno, fiction, Humor, Modern Philosopher, mystery, Santa Claud, Santa Claus, serial, short story
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The Vanishing Santa, Part 3
Bruno hated wasting another day of his long holiday weekend chasing down his neighbor’s missing Christmas ornament, but he really had no other choice. He had hoped that when he tracked down the skateboard punk in question, that would be … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Humor
Tagged Christmas, crime, Detective Bruno, Modern Philosopher, mystery, Santa Claus, serial, short story, Thriller
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The Vanishing Santa, Part 2
Captain Marc Hamel was a notorious workaholic. He rarely left his office, but he knew about everything going on with everyone under his command. He also had a well-known superpower. He had the uncanny ability to sense Detective Bruno’s presence … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, crime, detective, Detective Bruno, fiction, Modern Philosopher, mystery, Santa Claus, serial, short story
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The Vanishing Santa, Part 1
Detective Arturo “Chip” Bruno chose the day after Thanksgiving to do something that was extremely out of the ordinary for him. He smiled in public. It surely had something to do with his current company. Bruno walked hand in hand … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Humor
Tagged crime, detective, Detective Bruno, fiction, Modern Philosopher, mystery, Santa Claus, serial, short story, writing
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The Vanishing Turkey
“What do you mean there ain’t no turkey? How the hell do you lose a turkey?” Bruno demanded angrily as he stared at the spot on the counter where the turkey should have been. “I don’t know,” Wally replied with … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor
Tagged crime, detective, Detective Bruno, flash fiction, Humor, Modern Philosopher, mystery, Sarcasm, satire, short story, Thanksgiving
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The Vanishing Corpse, Part 21
“How did you track down this guy anyway?” Wally asked Bruno as they walked along the river path on their way to the chess boards. “Good old fashioned detective work. You should try it,” Bruno quipped. “Not so easy to … Continue reading
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Tagged chess, crime, Detective Bruno, fiction, Modern Philosopher, murder, mystery, serial, short story, Thriller
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