Dead Letters

by Jonathan Stone

The US mail is rarely a matter of life and death. And the Postal Police sit on the lowest rung of the law enforcement ladder. Real cops make fun of them. Cases generally amount to little more than crimes against mailboxes and bungled counterfeit attempts. But when an investigation leads partners Marcie and Schottsie to the post office’s dead letter section—the deadest beat of all—what they discover propels them into a very live world of drug cartels, smuggling, and shoot-outs. Finally they face real action. Can they handle it?

30 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 22, 2013

About the author

Jonathan Stone, author of the Julian Palmer novels, is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a Scholar of the House in Fiction Writing and twice won the English Department's John Hubbard Curtis Prize for Best Imaginative Writing. He works in advertising and lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amusing and creative short story, a nice introduction for me to this author. I will try one of his books now.

[Agnes · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick story about two people who are the Postal Police. Never knew of such a job. But apparently in Florida these two did their job until one day they were investigating the office of dead letters. The place where your letters go when they are not addressed correctly. Apparently they could not be returned either to the sender because that address to was incorrect. But strangely enough when these letters are found in the office the man in charge of shredding them (because he died) who did not shred them....questions need to be answered. And it all connect to a drug ring. Interesting story and a fast read.

[Michael cunningham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute sti

My childhood friends😊 I real enoyed this book...hmm still wants more words it was good but.hmmmm still wants more....don't what else to say
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[Sherry Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting, I have liked all his books that I have read so far.

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very thoughtful and unusual story featuring US postal police. Well worth a read.

[Doghouse Gav · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good very short story

Enjoyed. However I thought this story line had legs. It was a pretty rushed affair. Was there a word limit? Good characters that could have been built on and enriched in a meandering story and not the wham bam thank you ma'am style it was. Overall worth a half hour of anyone's time.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice quick read

Good short story. I would have liked a more detail about what/why/how the dead letters the postal worker dies and before they get to Mexico. Even so I would still recommend to anyone who likes a mystery.

[Edward Beavers · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dead End

Dead End

although this is a short story it was too set. The conclusion was the shortest part of the story, which could have been a bit longer even for a short story.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful, unexpected ... even educational

A fun, quick read. Stamps, anyone? The dead letter office can produce much more than undeliverable mail, especially the Mexico-sent variety.

[Carol Peace · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little bit confusing and very rushed. I know it was a short story for the kindle but nevertheles I found the storyline a bit hard to follow and it was a little far fetched. woth a read though.