Edits are almost finished…just have to read through the whole thing and see if what I changed makes sense. 🙂 Here’s the opening of STANDOFF:
What had he gotten himself into?
Brandon Marlar leaned back in his chair and chewed his thumbnail. His dad had warned him the last time he’d caught him hacking. “Son, breaking into someone’s files you have no business being in is wrong, and it’s going to get you in trouble. Just don’t come crying to me when it does.”
But hacking was as addictive as the heroin he’d been hooked on two years ago, and when he’d found an open port in the Boudreaux Enterprises system, Brandon couldn’t help himself, not after he cracked the password in less than two minutes. Now that he’d found one secret file, he might as well go all in.
And now onto last week’s Mystery Question: Three of the stories are true, unfortunately. Which one did I make up?
- Two ten-year-old boys set up a lemonade stand and were doing good business. Unfortunately, their success came to the attention of an idiot who robbed them after first giving them an IOU complete with his real name for a glass of lemonade. Made it easy for the cops to track him down.
- Two men were arrested after breaking into a Best Buy because one of them accidentally dialed 9-1-1.
- A man broke into an escape room, picked up a cell phone left on the front desk, a TV remote, and a cold beer. Then he couldn’t get out and panicked, calling 9-1-1.
- Two men successfully robbed a pub, but they didn’t realize a retirement party for a cop was going on. When the cops discovered what was going on, they chased down the suspects.
And the answer is…#1. Congrats Edward, Tim (seems like the men always guess the same thing. lol) and everyone else who guessed #1.
And now onto this week’s Mystery Question. Below are four alibis. Three are actual alibis that criminals have used. I made up one. Can you pick it out? Leave your answers in the comments section and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library.
- A man going twice the speed limit crossed over to hit a pedestrian who was motioning him to slow down, then he turned around and tried it again. The driver’s alibi? The alignment in his car was bad.
- A man going double the speed limit in a school zone on a suspended license claimed he was a Texas Republican Sovereignty and couldn’t be arrested.
- A teenager was caught coming out of his vacationing neighbor’s bedroom window. His excuse? He’d lost his dog and thought it might have gotten into the house somehow.
- After being denied vacation weekend, a sergeant claimed he shot his master sergeant six times, killing him because he was on a diet.
Okay, Super Sleuths. Which is the story I made up? Leave your answer in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library.
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So depressing this week. I guess #1 is made up, but I would hope 1, 2 and 4 were made up.
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It is depressing, isn’t it, Joni! Thanks for commenting.
I’m waffling between 1 and 4… I think I’ll go with 4. And yay, I was right on last week’s one!!
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Congrats on getting the correct one last week, Monique! And we’ll see about #4 next week. 😉
I’m guessing #1 was made up.
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I’m guessing this is Nicole? We’ll see next week. Thanks for commenting.
Lol yes sometimes my phone doesn’t get along with me
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And sometimes it’s the internet, Nicole! Yesterday FB wouldn’t let me post The Suspense Sisters blog to my author page.
I’m guessing #1 was made up.
I’m going w/ #2, partly because of the way it’s worded, but the sad thing is I can picture it being true.
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We’ll see, Delores. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
I think you made up #3 this week. All were pretty imaginative. If there is a prize for creative excuses, it has to go to the guy in #2.
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I like your logic, Tim. I think these are hilarious. Thanks for stopping by.
Tough call! I’m going with #1.
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Glad it’s tough, Paula! Thanks for stopping by!
I will say I hope they are all made up…lol! Anyway to choose one I will go with #4
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I know, Betti. Unfortunately, three of them are true. Thanks for stopping by.
I’m guessing 3.
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We’ll see, Suzanne. Thanks for commenting.
I’ll go with #3.
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I see that #3 is trending, Jackie. Thanks for stopping by!
I am guessing #4 this week.
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We’ll see, Gloria. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.
It’s great to get the correct answer on occasion. I think the last time it happened, Tim also got it right. That first one above makes me question my own actions. I was standing on the sidewalk at my neighbors one day last week when a motorcycle came roaring down the street. With my palms turned down, I motioned down to the motorcyclist, trying to impress that he needed to slow down. Fortunately, he proceeded on down the street. I think he slowed down just a little. I am choosing #4 this week. I don’t think that is an alibi, but rather a terrible excuse for killing another person. It sounds a lot like Cain’s excuse for killing Abel.
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Again, your logic is exceptional, Edward. We’ll see next week if that is correct. Thanks for dropping in!
I’ll go with #4
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Number 4 seems to be popular, too, Alicia! Thanks for commenting!
I’ll guess #3. It seems most likely to have actually happened.
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I like your logic, Joan! Thanks for stopping by!
#4
We’ll see, Caryl, we’ll see.
#2 sounds too good to be true!
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We’ll see next week, Shelia, if that’s the case. 🙂 Thanks for dropping by.
#2 or #1, but, I would like to hope they were all made up!
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Absolutely, MS Barb, but unfortunately, three are true. lol Thanks for stopping by.
I’m going with #4!
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We’ll see, Connie. Number 4 is quite popular. 🙂
I pray #4 is .
The opening lines for Standoff are intriguing!! Now I want more…lol!
I’m siding with Edward this week on saying it’s #4. He seems to have some good logic 😉 Of course, with this crazy world any of these can stand true.
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We’ll see if you and Edward and a few others are correct Tuesday, Trixi. Thanks for commenting!