There Goes the Neighbourhood

“I know he’s been abducted by aliens. They whisked him away in the ship, left me standing there, watching the ship grow smaller and smaller. Len has to be somewhere, and you’re a tracker. Word on the street, you can track anything.” Syd Malloy smiled. Yes, he was a tracker but he preferred private investigator which meant searching for people who had gone missing or rustling up clues with regard to stolen property, collecting his standard rate for his efforts. Excerpt from ONE WOMAN TOO MANY, the first of nine short stories featuring Syd Malloy, Private Investigator and his long-time pal Detective Al Simms with the Vancouver Police Force. Join them as they battle crime in post-WWII Vancouver, British Columbia. KAREN KEELEY has published short fiction in a number of anthologies, including Murder! Mystery! Mayhem! (Nordic Press). Karen is a former Communications Analyst with the Yukon government, now retired and living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Her previous works include STICKS AND STONES, Three Murder Mysteries, and TELLING TALES, a collection of short stories.