Countdown to Death

by Cora Buhlert

Once upon a time, Richard Blakemore led a double life. Hardworking pulp writer by day and the masked vigilante only known as the Silencer by night. But those days are over, for Richard Blakemore, in the guise of the Silencer, was found guilty of murdering mafia boss Antonio Tortelli and sentenced to death. But now, with Richard Blakemore on death row in Sing Sing and the date of the execution drawing closer, the Silencer has reappeared to stalk anybody involved in the case, insisting that Blakemore is innocent. So did Richard Blakemore really murder Antonio Tortelli. And is he really the Silencer?


This is a novelette of 9500 words or approx. 29 print pages in the Silencer series, but may be read as a standalone.

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First published September 26, 2014

About the author

Born on April 18, 1973, in Bremen, Germany, where she still lives today, she graduated from the University of Bremen with an MA degree in English.

She writes short stories, non-fiction and poetry in English and occasionally in German

Reviews

[Lostaccount · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know how I ended up with this crap on my ereader. I found it looking for mystery stories. I must have downloaded this at some point, unaware it was by somebody who thinks they can write. The writing in this story is so crass and facile, and immature, and cliched, it's probably why it's published by a two bit nothing publisher. I don't believe the "writer" has a degree in English. In fact, I thought English wasn't their first language. For such a short story it's boring as hell and been done before. I've deleted it from my ereader and placed this in my dog-shit shelf. If it was a paperback I'd wipe my arse with it. I know semi-literate people who can write better than this. The five star reviews are obviously by her friends.