Beneath the Stains of Time: Here Be Dragons: "The Donnington Affair" (1914) by G.K. Chesterton and Max Pemberton

Beneath the Stains of Time: Here Be Dragons: "The Donnington Affair" (1914) by...: I've commented before that the size and scope of the traditional detective story never ceases to amaze me. Every time you think you know...

Sample Sunday: Excerpt "DETECTIVE STORY" from "Dances of the Disaffected" by Barry Ergang

Barry is back for another Sample Sunday. This time he shares the below excerpt from his book from Dances of the Disaffected (available only in a Kindle edition):

DETECTIVE STORY

by Barry Ergang

Crime of passion? Suicide? Natural death?

Is the locked room a key or vagrant trail?

Our only sure clue is the absence of breath,

The mystery a chamber vain sleuths assail

With reason slain straining to lift the veil.

Exchanging looks tipped proud like poisoned darts,

We cannot crack the cases of our hearts.

Barry Ergang ©2014

Dances of the Disaffected is one of several titles available at Amazon