6,611 words (≈ 26 minutes)
Clint had woken up in some strange places in his time. Narcolepsy is like that. But even he had never woken up on a golf course next to a dead body. Until today. When one of his friends reveals himself to be a detective Clint jumps at the chance to tag along. But his friend is an idiot. And the police are beginning to suspect that he was involved. The identity of the killer seems obvious but can Clint get to the bottom of the mystery and save his own skin before… (more)
Language: English
Written in: 2010
Published: 2010-02-19
Word count: 6,611 words (≈ 26 minutes)
License: Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (cc by-nc-nd)
Tags: thriller, suspense, novelette, micronovel, novella, comedy, funny, golf, murder, mystery, detective, crime, dark comedy, short story, defective detective
Books perfect to read on your mobile phone: short stories, flash fiction and Twitter fiction.
Authors whose works have been published by McSweeney's and / or appeared on http://www.mcsweeneys.net
Not your typical hard-boiled gumshoes, these detectives intrigue, charm and delight all the more for their atypical characters, quirks or circumstances.
Adam Maxwell was born in 1976 and spends a great deal of his time alone in the attic cultivating a fear of crowds. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from Northumbria University and lives in the wilds of Northumberland.
Sometimes he throws things at passers-by.
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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:56:54 +0200
Have just added a star at the end of each section to ensure no one else is confused.
Episode 2 of The Defective Detective will be hitting Feedbooks very soon too for those that liked this one.
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:50:37 +0200
Aha - no problem with the chapters breaking off mid-sentence, as the author I can officially say that they are supposed to do that! The book is written in the first person and the narrator is narcolpetic so when he falls asleep the narration ends. Whether mid-sentence or not.
Really glad you liked it and I am a member of podiobooks, when I get the chance I will definitely do a reading of it.
Sorry if the narration confused you :)