Deadly Detour — Debbi Mack

A short story from the anthology FIVE UNEASY PIECESA female spy's assignment goes horribly wrong when a pregnant young woman takes her captive at gunpoint. The strange girl takes the woman on a detour that has deadly consequences and bodes well for no one. What They Are Saying About FIVE UNEASY PIECES:"In her introductory note to FIVE UNEASY PIECES, Debbi Mack claims she finds writing short stories 'difficult.' Well, you wouldn't know it from the 'pieces' themselves. Each rings true as a tuning fork, whether for dialogue, setting, or depth. A lean collection of gems."-Jeremiah Healy, author of OFF-SEASON and THE CONCISE CUDDY"FIVE UNEASY PIECES packs a nasty punch that will keep mystery fans enthralled."-Simon Wood, author of TERMINATED"In her first collection of short works, FIVE UNEASY PIECES, 2010 Derringer Award nominee Debbi Mack creates modern-day noir worlds where voyeurism and sleuthing are as natural to its inhabitants as breathing. Never content to leave well enough alone, Mack's fascinating cavalcade of off-kilter protagonists spy and insinuate themselves into other people's lives - to mostly tragic effect."While descriptive, observational humor was a hallmark of Mack's excellent hardboiled crime novel IDENTITY CRISIS, here she uses it sparingly, and instead infuses a handful of riveting mini-mysteries with a real sense of dread, fear, and unease that lingers long after the lights are out. Recommended."-J.T. Cummins, author of COBBLESTONES"Mack really packs twists and surprises into these five shorts." -C.J. West, author of THE END OF MARKING TIMEABOUT THE AUTHOR: Debbi Mack is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sam McRae Mystery Series. In addition, she's a Derringer-nominated short story writer, whose work has been published in various anthologies. Debbi formerly wrote book reviews for Mystery Scene Magazine. Debbi also writes screenplays and is an aspiring indie filmmaker. Her first screenplay made the 2015 Scriptapalooza semi-finals and the Sec