Johann Wentzel

One Plus One Plus One Johann Wentzel

A lighthearted Read-and-Complete 3-in-1 short story in less than 10 000 words. (Think of it as an adult coloring exercise for the idle mind.) It started during one of those boring never-ending commuting journeys shared with my publishing agent and lifelong friend Jan. Jan suggested an easy on-the-go detective piece to kill start-stop commuting time. Maybe a bit of light-hearted investigative silliness that one could start and then put down with your train timetable and front door key just to be picked up again tomorrow morning. A who-done-it story or stories that I would begin in some detail and then allow it to fizzle out, never to finish, with only a vague catch-all author's synopsis. It sounded tempting; my publisher bought the idea and advanced Thirty Thousand Pounds. Not that I was in need of the money, of course not. The only stipulation - it had to be less than 10 000 words. Story 1: A Pair of Two's. "The man with No Mission: a Private Investigator more interested in playing poker that solving cases." Story 2: Blame the Rain. "She was the one reminding her husband to tell Tom McBride of the telephone call on the night of the murder that only said "It was the Rain." Story 3: ini mini mino mo. "Catch a serial killer by his toe." Signed: Detective Sergeant JC Sharp. (alias Tom McBride) 30/11/2015