October Moon: An Eamonn Shute Short Story

By Tony McFadden

Let's go back in time, to the first time Nicky called on Eamonn for help. Her cousin, only living relative in the USA, is dead and she doesn't believe the coroner's finding of heart attack.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Beach Nut Press
• Release date: Dec 26, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466108134

Tony McFadden

Since Tony McFadden left Canada almost three decades ago he and his wife and two children have lived in the US Virgin Islands, various American cities (LA, Ft. Lauderdale, Atlanta, Fairfax), Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and now, finally (and for good), Australia.

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OCTOBER MOON

An Eamonn Shute Short Story

Tony McFadden

Copyright Tony McFadden 2011

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Early, for Eamonn, was anything before 10:00 a.m. The 8:00 a.m. phone call that woke him, therefore, was not particularly appreciated.

Shite! He rolled over and picked up his mobile phone, squinting at the screen. Bloody private number my arse. He flipped the phone onto the floor and attempted to rejoin his dreams. Sweet, sweet dreams.

And gave up after twelve seconds. Jaysus!. Beep-beep-beep, beeeep-beeeep, beep-beep-beep. The genius at Nokia who set the default notification for an incoming text message to the Morse code for S-M-S…well, Eamonn would love to have a nice quiet chat with him some day.

And the phone was on the other side of his large bedroom. Okay then. Back to sleep. Eamonn pulled the down comforter over his ears and once again tried for sleep.

Ten minutes later, pillow pulled snugly over his ears as he tried to block out the incessant ringing of the gawdawful mobile phone and he finally, reluctantly, unwillingly and with great discomfort, levered his large frame out of his extremely comfortable bed. It took another thirty or so seconds to find the phone, hidden as it was behind the laundry basket. What can be so bloody important, he muttered. I mean, really. It’s barely daytime. He checked the

Reviews for October Moon

[bookwoman37-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the second Eamonn Shute Story I have read and I enjoyed it. This is a quick mystery that takes place in Miami, Florida. Nicky calls on Eamonn to invesitigate the death of her cousin. The characters , the mystery and the setting are fun. Enjoy