The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

Four humorous and irreverent crime stories, created with generous assistance from my blog readers (who are apparently even weirder than me). The discerning lover of crime fiction may find nods to Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes. <br /><br />9500 words in all.<br /><br />THE RED SHOES (originally published in Candied Crime): what happens when a retired chief inspector covets his neighbour's shoes.<br /><br />A STUDY IN BLACK (originally published as Zed Alley): what happens when Rhapsody Gershwin participates in a crime festival and stumbles on a mysterious handbag.<br /><br />THE BLUE VASE: two nosy little boys visit Granny and happen to stick their noses in her past.<br /><br />GREEN ACRES: all Rhapsody Gershwin wanted was to visit a friend in the local old people's home, but as you know, that girl will run into trouble.<br /><br />Written by the Danish crime writer Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen, best known for the popular stories "The Cosy Knave", "The Charity Shop" and "Heather Farm".