RED SKATE

A NOVEL/NOVELLA ABOUT A YOUNG GIRL WHO GETS MURDERED WITH HER SKATES - BRUTALLY - AND THE STORY OF THE INVESTIGATION.

NOVEL IN PROGRESS

RED SKATE CHAPTER ONE

Julia Entwistle was murdered with her ice skates. Brutally. I am a crime scene investigater, and I must say, that was the horriblest case I'd ever worked on. Let me start at the beginning...

RED SKATE CHAPTER TWO

There lying over the ice, was the mangled body of Julia Entwistle. The poor girl was covered in blood, and a skate was sticking out her throat. My partner, Cathy Jones, whistled.

RED SKATE CHAPTER THREE

I stared at him and Cathy. He had her in a headlock and she was whimpering. "Hello, Sally. Long time, darling."

RED SKATE CHAPTER FOUR

"What now, Sally?" Jack inquired. "What is your problem, now?" "There's... There's blood on the back of your jacket." I stammered. Jack fumbled his jacket and looked at it.

RED SKATE CHAPTER SEVEN

Mr Entwhistle stood in the middle of the circle of inspectors, brandishing his bottle of alcohol.

RED SKATE CHAPTER NINE

The next morning, Charlie and I took a trip to the ice rink. It wasn't really that busy, only about five or six people was onm the ice today.

RED SKATE CHAPTER THIRTEEN

We got a phone call from Mrs Vanders the next morning.

RED SKATE CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Charlie and I both went running to Barker's cell. We were met with the horrible sight of Barker dangling from the ceiling; rope around his neck.

RED SKATE CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Charlie and I looked up at each other. "Who lives next door to you?" Charlie asked. "Well, on one side, there's the Rosan family. And then on the other side, there's..." I stopped.