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Death of a Murderer

Making a statement

John Hansen PAL
2 min readOct 4, 2024

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A stack of books titled “The Meaning of Death.”
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Random word 174 “make”: Genre: thriller/suspense

Arriving at the police station, Charlie stopped his pickup out front.

“You go make your statement, Jack, and I’ll wait here. Reception is better than at the lake, and I need to call my publisher.”

I entered the building, hoping this would be straightforward and over with quickly.

“Hi Steven,” Charlie greeted his publisher. “Did you receive the additional chapter ‘Death of a Murderer’ I sent ? I hope you received it in enough time?”

“Yes, Charlie. Printing’s complete and copies have been sent to the distributors. The book launch is in ten days. Please make yourself available for signings.”

2024 © John Hansen: All rights reserved.
Australian writer

If you are new to my drabbles, you must realise this is part of a continuing story. To be able to make sense of this drabble it is probably a good idea to at least read the previous one in the series:

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John Hansen PAL
John Hansen PAL

Written by John Hansen PAL

Freelancer, short fiction writer, and award-winning poet who loves experimenting with different styles and genres. Writing is in my soul and it won't leave!

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