Carla Coupe

Mystery Writer

 He held on, panting curses and hot air onto my back, dragging me upright as he staggered to his feet.  Almost a foot taller than me and at least fifty pounds of solid muscle heavier, he lifted me off my feet, swinging me toward the rail.

Ready to drop me over the edge.

From “Dangerous Crossing,” Chesapeake Crimes 3

Carla’s most recent short story, “Dangerous Crossing,” appears in Chesapeake Crimes 3, the newly released mystery anthology from Wildside Press.  Fifteen stories of murder and mayhem that take place in the Chesapeake Bay region.

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            With a shudder, cold and hot flashing over her skin faster than a Times Square marquee, she tightened her grip on her sweaty legs.  Her cotton shirt stuck to her back, drops of perspiration trickled between her breasts.  It was beginning to sink in.  She’d killed a man.

From “Rear View Murder,” Chesapeake Crimes II

“Rear View Murder,” Carla’s Agatha Award-nominated short story, appears in Chesapeake Crimes II.

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Please contact Carla Coupe at Carla.Coupe@gmail.com