Right Hand Man – A Goon and Fatty Mystery

Fatty walked in to the office to see Goon already there. “Good morning, Chief! You’re up early!”, he said. Goon gave a grunt and waved him over to his desk. “This computer thing is very confusing”. “Oh, it just needs getting used to. Give it a week and you’ll be…Continue reading→

The heavy black car eased slowly down the street. Fatty craned his neck left and right to inspect the houses as he steered the car. Beside him, Goon sat impassively in the passenger seat. “Not the most upscale neighborhood, Chief.”, remarked Fatty. “Don’t call me chief.”, Goon stared straight ahead….Continue reading→

The staircase creaked under the weight of the big Detective Sergeant. Fatty let Goon lead the way, making no attempt to force the pace. Three floors up, Fatty cleared his throat and said, “Hang on a minute, chief, I just want to make sure which floor she’s on.” Goon heaved…Continue reading→

Goon and Fatty exchanged glances. There was a moment of silence before Goon cleared his throat. “Would you please explain, Mrs. Miller? What makes you think someone is trying to kill you?”, he asked. “It’s quite obvious, isn’t it”, said the old lady, “why else would I find a skateboard…Continue reading→

“Where to, Chief? Back to HQ?” Goon grunted. Fatty slipped in the clutch and pulled out of his parking slot outside the tiny coffee shop. Goon wiggled to make himself comfortable in his seat. Fatty gave him a sidelong glance. “So what really happened, Chief?” “What?” “Inspector Jenks. You know…Continue reading→

Gwen put away the stapler, pens, stenographer’s pad neatly into the top drawer of her desk. She opened the bottom drawer and pulled out the typewriter cover. She locked the drawer and put the key into her bag. She got up and walked over to the Superintendent’s office door. She…Continue reading→

Goon looked over at Fatty and motioned him over. Fatty rolled himself over in his chair over to Goon’s desk. “Let me show you what I found”, he said as he typed away on Goon’s keyboard. He sat back as the screen refreshed. Goon stared impassively ahead. A list appeared…Continue reading→