Hitchcock's Perfect Murder: Hollywood Whodunit Short Stories, #2

By Brittany E. Brinegar

When a stranger on a train causes suspicion, dial M for murder.
Clarice Hitchcock planned to turn back the clock for her 100th birthday with a cross-country train ride. But a cozy family vacation isn't all it's cracked up to be. Especially when someone tries to kill the guest of honor in her sleep.

Can amateur sleuth Becky Robinson put her persistent nosiness to use and catch the culprit before the trip goes off the rails?
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Hitchcock's Perfect Murder is a short story in the Hollywood Whodunit series. 
If you love best friend shenanigans, quirky suspects, and adorable animals this series is for you!

Other series by Brittany E. Brinegar

• Hollywood Whodunit
• Robinson Family Detective Agency
• Spies of Texas

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Britt Lizz Publishing Company
• Release date: Jul 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201248062

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Hitchcock's Perfect Murder

Hollywood Whodunit Short Story

Brittany E. Brinegar

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Britt Lizz Publishing

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Copyright © 2022 Brittany E. Brinegar

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Contents

Hitchcock's Perfect Muder

1 Hour Mysteries

1.Suspicion

2.Strangers on a Train

3.Rebecca

4.Dial M for Murder

5.The Man Who Knew Too Much

6.The Lady Vanishes

7.Rear Window

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Hitchcock's Perfect Muder

When a stranger on a train causes suspicion, dial M for murder.

Clarice Hitchcock planned to turn back the clock for her 100th birthday with a cross-country train ride. But a cozy family vacation isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Especially when someone tries to kill the guest of honor in her sleep.

Can Becky put her persistent nosiness to use and catch the culprit before the trip goes off the rails?

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1 Hour Mysteries

Twin Bluebonnet Ranch Mysteries

Teachers, Tricks, and Time Capsules

Silent Nights and Shoplifting

Antiques, Alibis, and Auctions

Rodeo, Ransom, and Fireworks

Ghostwriters and Gravediggers

Secrets, Lies, and Poisonberry Pies

Friday Night Frights

Turkey, Thievery, and Twins

Hollywood Whodunit Short Stories

Hitchcock's Perfect Murder

Bushwhacking & Backstabbing

Candy Korn Killer

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Suspicion

The concept of vacation meant different things to different people – backpacking across Europe, yachting in the Hamptons, traveling cross country in an RV, or even a staycation. My dysfunctional, divorced family defined the term as a challenge to spend as little money as possible, crammed in the tightest quarters while enduring the most awkward arguments.

To each his own.

When my old high school boyfriend invited me to vacation with his family, my first inclination was to decline. For obvious reasons. But how often did a struggling actress get to travel with a wealthy clan who used vacation as a verb and spoke so proper they sounded almost British?

Against my better judgment, I agreed. Boone Hitchcock and I dated in high school until he left for college. Unlike many couples, the distance didn’t break us up since he only moved one town over. The breakup had more to do with the fact he was secretly in love with one of my closest friends. And years later, she was still the only one oblivious to his infatuation. I teased him about the situation any chance I got.

I’m glad you agreed to come. Boone rubbed his hands along the knees of his faded jeans.

"You made me an offer