Scaffolds — Michael Canfield

Murder. Loss. Betrayal... For Dan, the restoration job means more than money, it means a chance to work past the accident that took his young wife's life. Yet it also means seeing Nayoni again, and facing feelings he has never moved beyond. Not when she married a rich architect - and certainly not now - as Nayoni reaches out to Dan - the only one who can help her escape the living hell of her existence.

A short story of love and murder, approximately 5,000 words.

Bonus

This edition now includes a bonus short story: "A Man, A Woman, and A Concrete Tomb."

They believed Cole really worked for them...

When they found out otherwise they decide to fix him-for good.

They know he has unexpected resources, but even " Cole " can't shoot or talk his way out of solid concrete. Maybe.

But Cole doesn't give up easy. And what about the girl? A liability-or the key to the whole fatal puzzle? Either way, Cole has to finish it soon-before his oxygen runs out.

Thugs, guns, beauty, and death. Just another night at the Caravan Motel: US 95, halfway Between Vegas and Indian Springs, in the last 1950's. A short fast-paced story, approximately 6,000 words.