Tag Archives: murder

The murderer’s accomplice (Rousse)

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I discovered that BMR had buried two bodies under our flat. The murders were nothing to do with me, and I knew that I should report everything that I knew to the police. However, I feared that nobody – the … Continue reading →

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The body in the locker (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I visited my locker from time to time to check that it did not smell. I was afraid that if it did, someone would find the rotting body parts in my spare change tin. Then everyone would know that I … Continue reading →

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Poor police response times in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Dreamaticus

‘All our agents are currently busy and unavailable. If you would like to hold to speak to our emergency response team, please wait and we will connect you as soon as possible’. This was not what I expected to hear … Continue reading →

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A body in a box (Rousse)

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was planting daffodil bulbs when the detective reached me. He knew that I knew that the body was buried nearby. However, neither of us expected to find it so easily. The corpse was neatly packaged in the type of … Continue reading →

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Beats, betrayals and a bizarre beast (Belle)

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I had a long commute to the rave – a flight followed by a coach. When I arrived the venue was full of former friends and acquaintances. One of them (‘C’) had stolen my live in boyfriend many years ago, … Continue reading →

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A sister’s deadly secret (Rousse)

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Apparently I was last to know that my sister was an unconvicted murder. Three decades ago, explained RL, she had suffocated a skinny man at a drunken party over a minor disagreement. The only reason that she was still free … Continue reading →

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Murder at the Scottish Parliament and a ‘hot date’ (Rousse)

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I promised TPR that I would join him in the sea, but first I needed to console CI. With further news of the murder at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood the previous night, we were shocked to learn that the … Continue reading →

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A husband murdered over metal gates (Rousse)

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I left the theatre after enjoying a play that starred Mathew Baynton (Thomas Thorne in Ghosts). On our way back to the station, we took a short cut through a multistorey car park. To enter it just as … Continue reading →

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Three suspicious spots of blood on a bridal gown (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The three neat spots of blood on the skirt of my bridal gown would be enough to convict me of murder. There was no option but to burn the (otherwise) beautiful dress – now.

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Invitation to murder (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Dreamaticus

My family was running the risk of reputational ruin. Already we were known for being loud and eccentric. Now it seems that we had invited someone for dinner and – for entertainment at the end of the evening – murdered … Continue reading →

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