At first it was believed that top Hollywood producer Josh Beckmeier had simply fallen asleep at the wheel. The 20 hour flight from LAX to Nice had certainly taken its toll. He’d flown first class, naturally. But Beckmeier hated flying, whatever cabin he was in. It always required a lavish combination of sedatives and booze …
The idea for this twistery came from some notes I found in an old book of my Dad’s. It was the idea for a short story, which as far as I know he never got round to writing. Either that or he was planning the perfect murder! No other vehicle was involved when he …
“As you lived, so shall you die.” The death threat to the writer was baffling. The choice of murder weapon unravelled the mystery. He was found on his swivel chair, strangled, several metres of thread bound tightly around his neck. “You’d have thought it would have snapped,” observed Detective Sergeant Ringer. One end of the …
My daughter Claire placed as a runner-up in the Bloomsbury 247 short story competition for August. Her story is an original interpretation of the theme POISONED, and you can read it here. Just scroll down for the story “By Claire aged 12”.
‘Bout time we had another Twistery, I think. Especially after this article prompted a spike in visitors. My thanks to Booklicious! “As you lived, so shall you die.” The death threat to the writer was baffling. The choice of murder weapon unravelled the mystery.