Flowers

In September 1974, three female high school students went to a local lake for a swim, but only two returned home. The third woman disappeared and was later found dead. Her death was initially ruled an accident, until the efforts of one stubborn young detective revealed that the girl was murdered. As the community struggled with grief, the investigation ground to a halt and the case files were put in a box and relegated to the shelves of open-unresolved crimes.

But more than forty years later, the same detective, no longer young but equally stubborn, stumbles on a seemingly insignificant clue that gives him a final shot at identifying the perpetrator.

This story was first published in the New Grace News. Please visit www.NewGraceNews.com for more short stories.