The Crime Writers’ Association

Short Story Dagger 2023

Shortlisted


Victoria Dowd & Delilah Dowd

The Tears of Venus

From: Unlocked

‘The Tears of Venus’ takes us back to the 1930s and spinster, Jane Fullerby, who is wooed by the callous and calculating Sebastian who sees her as an easy target. But Jane’s greatest love is her cat and her love for her feline will be Sebastian’s downfall.

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