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Ken Davey

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The Victorian Ghost

Ken Davey

Submitted to Contest #316

The dining room was alive with a constant hubbub from the conversations that crossed the room about what had happened the previous night and the police interviews that morning. Annabelle was overwhelmed as everyone had come in for dinner at the same time. Seymour, Frances, and Lillian did their best to keep everything running smoothly, but were constantly asked questions by the guests when they delivered their food and wine. Celia had decided to skip dinner following the raucous commotion that had started to build in the bar lounge and was s...

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Celia investigates a secret staircase behind a secret bookcase

Ken Davey

Submitted to Contest #297

Celia quietly closed her hotel bedroom door behind her and crept the few steps along the corridor to the bookcase. She listened, but all was quiet. Celia moved the wall lamp to the right, and the secret bookcase clicked open. Once inside, she closed the bookcase door. It was close to midnight when Celia began to ascend the creaky, wooden staircase, her trusty keyring torch cutting a narrow beam through the thick, oppressive darkness. The surrounding air was musty and still. The light from her torch bounced off the walls, highlighting specks ...

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The Locked Door

Ken Davey

Submitted to Contest #130

Five people are in a locked room. There are no windows and no means of escape. In the room is a round table with six chairs. On the table is a telephone. There is nothing else in the room. ‘Well, I suppose we should introduce ourselves. I’m Ned. I’m a salesman and I have no idea how I came to be in this locked room.’ ‘Hi, Ned. I’m Joe and like you, I don’t know how I got here either. Oh, yes, I’m a car mechanic.’ ‘As we seem to be going around the table in an anti-clockwise manner, I guess I’m next. I’m Bob, long-term unemployed, but a ca...

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