The Butterfly Clip A 45-minute read. Free every fifth Sunday. A pink plastic butterfly hair clip arrives at a Marathon crime scene before the detective does. Dr. Elena Crowe recognizes it instantly. So does her sister, Detective Mara Crowe. Twenty years ago their mother disappeared wearing that same clip. Read the full story

The package arrived at the crime scene before she did. Inside the clear evidence bag was a child’s pink hair clip, the plastic one with the cracked butterfly. Detective Mara Crowe held it up against the fading light and said, “Victim number three. Same as the others.” Dr. Elena Crowe didn’t answer. She was staring […]

Same Costume Part 4 of 4  A 4-minute read.     She took her hand off the lock.     She walked back down the hall at a normal speed, because the shape at the window could see her. She picked her keys up off the hook and her phone off the chair arm.     “We’re going […]