The Red Circle: Hunting-Ground

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Red Circle: Hunting-Ground
Author: gardnerhill                         
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: And some hunters completely miss the target.

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She’d burgled Prince’s Skating Club easily; her dramatic black feather-boa ensured that any witnesses would remember that detail, not her face.

On the Brixton bus she passed the swag to her associate and then “fainted” dramatically, ensuring all the attention whilst he left unnoticed.

“And Mam wanted me to be a clerk!” Jimmy laughed as they split the loot afterward.

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

And right beneath Holmes nose too!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

The trick is in making the crime as ordinary as possible. Bores Mr. Cleverclogs to tears and he'll glance right over all the clues.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

That is so excellently put together ^___^ Very well thought out - I'm keeping this as my head canon now ^^ *applauds wildly*

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I had fun linking together the three "boring" items in the agony column.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Brava! Splendid. Love it! The feather boa is always a nice touch. If you don't have a coat made of 101 Dalmatian fur.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Something dramatic that draws the eyes away from one's face can be a big help in certain professions.

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! Although Jimmy might have wanted to keep the day job as a cover?

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

I was originally going to have his Mum wanting him to be a stockbroker's clerk - falling for the same scam - so this is actually a safer berth for Jimmy.

[debriswoman]

Excellent filling in of storyline:-)

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I did have fun taking those three mismatched puzzle pieces and making one story out of them!