Hadrian Foxe and the Innocent Thief by Sushan Shetty
“You killed him. My God, you did it! An autopsy. A funeral, my God, an open casket funeral. And a monument. You put a monument over his grave!”
I held the phone an inch from my ear as my editor, Charles Emil, bawled his heart out. I waited for him to finish with his outpourings of grief, despair and utter conviction that I’d made the biggest mistake of my career.
“You couldn’t have thrown him off a cliff, into a waterfall, or blown up by a bomb, or lost in a jungle? I mean one could come back from that,” he whined.
“I’m sick of that sad drunk of a detective. You have to understand that there will be no comebacks, no miraculous escapes, no impossible reappearance, nothing. There will be no ‘Return of Hadrian Foxe, P.I.’ It’s time for my next act. The sooner you get on board with the idea, the better for all concerned,” I tried to sound curt and decisive. It’s a new look on me and I haven’t had much practice.
“Look Max, I know you think you’re getting too good...
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I held the phone an inch from my ear as my editor, Charles Emil, bawled his heart out. I waited for him to finish with his outpourings of grief, despair and utter conviction that I’d made the biggest mistake of my career.
“You couldn’t have thrown him off a cliff, into a waterfall, or blown up by a bomb, or lost in a jungle? I mean one could come back from that,” he whined.
“I’m sick of that sad drunk of a detective. You have to understand that there will be no comebacks, no miraculous escapes, no impossible reappearance, nothing. There will be no ‘Return of Hadrian Foxe, P.I.’ It’s time for my next act. The sooner you get on board with the idea, the better for all concerned,” I tried to sound curt and decisive. It’s a new look on me and I haven’t had much practice.
“Look Max, I know you think you’re getting too good...
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Summary: An author decides to kill off his detective character, Hadrian Foxe, but is unexpectedly visited by ...
Review: This captivating story weaves together elements of mystery, self-reflection, and metafiction in a cl...
Get full Summary and Review on Shopee as low as 0.083!