Living Among Wasps: Indolent shot at reconciliation: Mysteries solved by convict Albert, #1

By Karlis Kadegis

Richard is asked by his wife to go downstairs and pick up countryside goods from her sister's car. As the husband returns, he finds his wife dead on the floor, with numerous stab wounds. Richard was gone for just a couple of minutes. Who could have carried out the crime in such a short time span? And how? 

The case has baffled the Latvian police force and, as the last resort, Rebecca presents the case to her former lover Albert - an assassin, who is now serving life sentence in prison. She hopes that his wit and expertise will help her solve the case. Meanwhile, Albert sees this as his chance to improve his shattered reputation and possibly make amends for his past.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Karlis Kadegis
• Release date: Jun 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533740922

Karlis Kadegis

I'm from Latvia. BA Degree in English language & Literature acquired abroad. A tennis junkie. Interested in peace and conflict studies, politics, writing, editing and photography. My passion for crime fiction is inspired by Sherlock Holmes stories and British TV dramas. My passion for other fiction is not inspired by anyone in particular. Fantastic sense of humour.  As an author, I still consider myself novice. Therefore I very much like to experiment with styles, ideas and whatnot.

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Living Among Wasps

Indolent shot at reconciliation: Mysteries solved by convict Albert, Volume 1

Karlis Kadegis

Published by Karlis Kadegis, 2016.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

LIVING AMONG WASPS

First edition. June 26, 2016.

Copyright © 2016 Karlis Kadegis.

ISBN: 978-1533740922

Written by Karlis Kadegis.

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Living Among Wasps: The First Case (Indolent shot at reconciliation: Mysteries solved by convict Albert, #1)

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[Note: By court decision all names, titles and references that are relevant to the case or the defendant have been altered before publication for confidentiality purposes.]

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It seems that the very first sentence of a story is the hardest of them all. At least that’s how I feel as I begin to note down my recent experiences. There really isn’t much else I can do in my prison cell than to look for yet another way an average height, well-built man in his thirties could settle in his miserable bunk bed. Besides that, you can also read a book, but when you’re done with all ten available in here, you can only return back to research on body arrangements. Or you can write. I’ve heard that giving my account of the experiences of the last couple of years could significantly improve my living conditions. Or, possibly, even secure my release. That is the motivation behind this writing attempt, and it is also the little glimmer of hope that I am now clinging to.

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To begin with, I feel obliged to give a brief introduction of myself. My name is Albert, and I am an assassin. At least I used to be until I was caught two years ago. It’s safe to say I was one of the best in Northern and Eastern Europe because I only took up a couple of clients per year. My standards were fairly simple – they had to be interesting and the offered salary could not be less than five figures, though I always bargained for six just for the fun of it. Most of my clients were rich, loathsome cowards and would easily raise the pay if the dangerous looking killer in an expensive suit just bothered to ask.

Ironically, I was sentenced for a murder I did not commit. It was a carefully planned and faultlessly executed plot by one sly individual who was driven by love and hate at the same time. Nobody, of course, believes me, but I have given up on trying to convince people otherwise. It’s not that I’m innocent of assassinations anyway, right? By now my real crimes are out in the open and easily found on the internet so I’m not going to dwell on this topic any longer, both for the sake of avoiding boring redundancy and to keep your opinion of me as