The Drop: a murderous short story

by Claire A. Murray

A young couple camp in an isolated mountain area. He seems eager to hike to a remote cliff called The Drop. She’s hoping to revive his interest in her, but feels in her gut it’s too late. His affairs and abuse make her cautious about their hike. Is he going to get rid of her and then say it was an accident?

This story was published in Kings River Life Magaine (http://kingsriverlife.com/11/30/the-d...) in November 2013.

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First published November 30, 2013

About the author

Claire writes crime/mystery, fantasy, and sci-fi, not necessarily in that order. She is a member of Sisters in Crime (& president of the Desert Sleuths Chapter), Mystery Writers of America, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Claire transplanted from New England to Phoenix where she writes full-time, paints, and lives on a steady diet of Zoominars for connection, inspiration, and sanity.

She hosts 2 weekly “Zoominar” write-in sessions for aspiring and experienced writers as well as write-ins for Sisters in Crime Worldwide and writes book reviews for Kings River Life Magazine.

Her short stories are in more than a half dozen anthologies and online magazines. Play the Hand You're Dealt, her short story collection, includes several stories that earned honors in various competitions.

Learn more at CAM-writes, Where Character, Crime, and Mystery Collide.