SHORTS FROM THE SHELF features short serialized fiction by author Shannon Muir, administrator of SHANNON MUIR’S THE PULP AND MYSTERY SHELF, that may be later released as part of e-book or print collections. The story line featured currently is “Crime Before the Fall,” which starts today, and the remaining parts will be April 11th and 12th. This is Part Three, the final part.

Basia stormed out, leaving Basha alone.

If this mission was as high priority and secret as Basia indicated, she probably had to leave immediately. This might be the last time that the two of them saw one another. It most definitely wasn’t the note that Basha would have wanted them to part on.

She would have thought knowing there was still someone there for her would keep her somewhat motivated.

However, her identical twin sister’s absence made it only cold comfort.