Story Profile: “The Six-Year-Old Serial Killer”
Funderburke mysteries come in all different lengths. The flash fiction story, where a writer has to tell a complete story with a very limited amount of words or fewer, is a tricky one, as one must be economical with characters, dialogue, and description, yet still interest a reader. It’s hard to tell a complete mystery in 1,000 words or fewer, but the Akashic Books “Mondays Are Murder” blog asks writers to tell a story in a maximum of 750 words.
In “The Six-Year-Old Serial Killer,” the titular character comes to Funderburke because he believes he’s committing horrific acts of violence without realizing it. Funderburke is pretty sure that this amiable little boy is not a violent monster, but when the kid produces a bloodstained weapon, Funderburke has to do some clever thinking in order to find out what really happened.
The story was nominated for the 2020 Derringer Award for Best Flash Story. It will be published later this year in the 2020 BOULD Awards anthology.
“The Six-Year-Old Serial Killer” can be read in its entirety at the Akashic Books “Mondays Are Murder” website.
–Chris Chan
Chris Chan’s first book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” was released on August 27thfrom MX Publishing, and is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a Kindle edition.
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