Friday, 21 December 2018


The Shoes

‘What do you think, Detective?’
‘I have a witness who says that this man came here in a coach and when the coach left he committed suicide.’
‘Are you sure he was not trying to fool you?’
‘I have no reason to doubt him. See that gun in the dead man’s hand.’
‘I’m sure he was murdered.’
‘How come?’
‘Elementary! The dead man is elegantly dressed but surprisingly his feet are shoeless and spotlessly clean. He was murdered elsewhere and his body was dumped here.’
‘He fooled me….I think he was carrying a pair of shoes…it must be him….’   
‘Perhaps something precious was hidden in the shoes….’
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A post for Friday Fictioneers
Word count 107

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23 comments:

  1. KISLAYA GOPAL21 December 2018 at 12:18

    Hi Arora,
    Very thrilling take on the prompt! Keen observation and mystery solved...

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  2. Abhijit Ray21 December 2018 at 13:26

    If the man had a gun why did he wait for the coach to leave? He might as well have killed himself in the coach.

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  3. Yellow Tiger21 December 2018 at 14:33

    Attention to detail worthy of Sherlock Holmes. Good story! Jilly, Sugar on the Bee.

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  4. Neil MacDonald21 December 2018 at 14:34

    A detective story and a chain of deduction in 100 words. Well done

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  5. Iain Kelly21 December 2018 at 14:58

    I always remember the Sherlock Holmes stories and how he always was able to deduce so much from what shoes people wore. Nice take.

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  6. Keith's Ramblings21 December 2018 at 16:35

    Conan Doyle has met his match! Brilliant.

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  7. Linda21 December 2018 at 23:03

    Hmmmmm. Not so sure this mystery is solved. Too many loose ends. Well done.

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    1. i b arora22 December 2018 at 08:56

      well in hundred word you have only have loose ends, thanks for commenting

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  8. Dale22 December 2018 at 03:03

    Methinks he's on the right path. OF course one must not assume based on a few observations ;-)

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  9. Unknown22 December 2018 at 07:55

    The case of the Missing boots sounds as though it is virtually solved. It has the ring of Sherlock about it. Well done.

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  10. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields22 December 2018 at 19:29

    Dear Arora,

    First impressions might be correct or...?

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  11. lisarey1990@gmail.com23 December 2018 at 02:36

    Great mystery piece.

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  12. Violet Lentz23 December 2018 at 03:59

    Hmmmmm.. Left me wondering....

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  13. Piyali23 December 2018 at 18:38

    A great mysterious scene you have created there!

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  14. brudberg24 December 2018 at 02:56

    Methinks they should take a look at the brand new shoes of the "witness"

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