Crimeucopia: Objection! Overruled
(Print/e-book Anthology)
Murderous Ink Press
November 2026
Q: (Interrogator): Something must have been seriously wrong. You
slept for seven hours straight. Is that correct?
Q: Indeed. I need to know about the night in question.
A: That’s not a question. It’s a statement.
(Transcriptionist): Could you repeat that, please? I didn’t get it.
A: I didn’t get it either, but I was going to let it slide.
Q: You were going to let what slide?
A: What I said. It was critical. But she didn’t hear it anyway.
Q: Let’s move on. I need to know about the night in question.
A: The night in question?
Q: Yes.
A: Well, I’d slept seven hours straight. Something must have been terribly wrong.
Q: That much has already been established.
A: Has it, really? What about the lobsters? Can you ever establish lobsters?
Q: Lobsters.
A: Oh. Yes, I see. Well done.