or is it?? Time to don your criminal mastermind hat and sequel. :P Detective Inspector feels redundant. I love the map reference though.

This is very well written (of course) and I like the fact that you added a little twist at the end. Keep us guessing! I agree with ElshaHawk, there should be a sequel.

I loooove this Ed :)
great idea ;) and definitley agree with the others, a sequel is needed! :)

I like :)
I love how you compare the red pins with lost lives. Having watched too many crime dramas I know the serial-killer map yet I never made that comparison.
Awesome work as always Ed x

A Jekyl and Hyde character…in the police force……definately worth a sequel. Well done m.h.

Nicely written. I really love the second paragraph. It’s haunting, chilling but really, really beautiful.
well done,
Abby
x

Interesting. I think I’m the only one that doesn’t think that Maclaren is a serial killer. My take on it was that Maclaren is a crutch. Everyone relies on him. He does all the work and if you take him out, everything else falls apart. I can certainly see what everyone is saying but it wasn’t my first thought. Excellent starting and I do agree with the other ficlyteers that a prequel or sequel(s) could be good, or as the detecive might say, “This [could be] the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Cheers!

Glad it’s provoked a bit of discussion, I wanted to leave some ambiguity!

Thanks for the response – MH :)

This was nominated for the ficly book.

Either he’s the serial killer…

Or he’s the next target.