Some thoughts on humanity’s long-term prospects, and by long-term, I mean REALLY long-term. Probably all nonsense.
A Tall House
by Bill Cameron
Desperate to see his sick mother who is quarantined upstairs in her room, a boy rebels against the overbearing housekeeper who has been keeping them apart. In the process, he discovers the grim secret behind his mother’s illness.
Originally published in 2006 as the winner of the Spinetingler Cozy Noir contest, “A Tall House” is now available as part of the anthology PROTECTORS: Stories to Benefit PROTECT.
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About BCMystery
A denizen of Oregon, Cameron writes the critically-acclaimed mysteries Crossroad, Property of the State, and the award-winning County Line.
Stories and Novellas
Waldo’s Gold
When a grave at the Pioneer Cemetery is robbed, Melisende Dulac sets out to track down the perpetrator and, in the process, solve a century-old mystery.
Christmas Spirit
On Christmas Eve, a mother is accused of drowning her child, and a shocking discovery forces Melisende Dulac to confront her own ghosts of Christmas past.
Hey Nineteen
During one of her first solo body removal jobs as an apprentice mortician, Melisende Dulac discovers an old man’s sad end may not have been all that natural.
Heat Death
In 1971, days before shipping out to Vietnam, a young Skin Kadash joins his best friend for a “so long to the world” blow-out at a cabin in the mountains, unaware they’re pawns in a murder plot.
Daisy and the Desperado
Skin Kadash is thrust into the middle of a decades-long feud between irascible neighbors.
