The Highlands (A Short Story)

LAPD Detective Trainee C.P. Mata is called to assist with a homicide investigation in The Highlands, an upscale neighborhood in the Pacific Palisades. The victim is a local man whose body was found in some bushes with a strange wound. The investigation leads them to a friend of the victim, an attractive single woman who comes up with her own suspect. Detectives convince her to help them set up a sting to catch the killer. It catches much more than they anticipated and it catapults Mata into a career as a homicide detective.

Reviews:

“Having grown up in southern California I felt right at home and ‘saw’ the places as they were described…that was definitely a treat!” – 5 Stars, Cathy G, Goodreads

“Writing a good short story is not as easy as many of us think. You must develop characters, setting and a good plot in a short time. Bill Larkin has managed to achieve this goal with his short story.....I will look forward to more by this author. In fact, I could easily envision a series on these two detectives.” – 5 Stars, Kathy, Goodreads