The Next Victim - Crime Story

SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM The Next Victim - Written by NT Franklin NT Franklin Bio: NT Franklin writes after his real job hoping one day to have it be his real job. He writes cozy mystery short stories, nostalgia short stories, and Flash Fiction. He has over 120 publications in Page & Spine, Scarlet Leaf Review, SGT, Fiction on the Web, Madswirl, Postcard Shorts, 404 Words, 101 Words, Freedom Fiction, Burrst, Entropy, Alsina Publishing, Fifty-word stories, Dime Show Review, among others. When not reading or writing short stories, you might find him fishing or solving crossword puzzles. ADVERTISEMENT Bobby put his coffee down as the two detectives walked up to his booth. “You should’ve been there today, boys. The divorce hearing at family court spiraled to new lows.” ADVERTISEMENT “Whoa, slow down, Bobby, you’ll choke on that coffee.” Detective Rus