Published: March 21, 2011
Words: 5694 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Walter decided to rob his company when his business was failing and his wife, Muriel, no longer loved him. His plan was simple: grab the bearer bonds and run—worry about the details later. Everything was fine until a Puerto Rican youth robbed him while he was making his escape. Now he was the victim--and that changed everything.

Extended description

Walter decided to rob his company when his business was failing and his wife, Muriel, no longer loved him. His plan was simple: grab the bearer bonds and run—worry about the details later.

Everything was fine until a Puerto Rican youth robbed him while he was making his escape.

Then Walter had to figure out how to get the bonds back—and that meant he had to assume the robbery was not merely a coincidence. That Muriel or his partner, Joe, or Luis, the cleaning man, had to be involved.... (Read more) Walter decided to rob his company when his business was failing and his wife, Muriel, no longer loved him. His plan was simple: grab the bearer bonds and run—worry about the details later.

Everything was fine until a Puerto Rican youth robbed him while he was making his escape.

Then Walter had to figure out how to get the bonds back—and that meant he had to assume the robbery was not merely a coincidence. That Muriel or his partner, Joe, or Luis, the cleaning man, had to be involved.

And that changed everything.

Now he was the victim.

And he had been shot during the robbery.

And the police would soon come around asking questions.

If things were bad before, they were terrible now.
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Tags

thriller, crime, drama, murder, mystery, action, theft, cuckold, gun, kill, bearer bonds, latin lover

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Reviews

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Review by: dag64 on Aug. 25, 2011 :
A truly enjoyable short story!

"The Robbery" was really a fun read that kept you on your toes as you were trying to figure out who did what, how/when did they, and why did they. There is a lot of twists and turns in the story, and some surprise double-crossing that takes place. I really enjoy the stories that make you "think" as you're trying to put all of the pieces together to solve the mystery, and I also love stories that have surprise twist endings! So this one was a real winner for me.
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Review by: Booksworm on Aug. 25, 2011 :
Small story full of surprise and easy to read. Nice to see that a thriller does not need to have 500 pages to be good.
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Review by: louise mcdougal on March 29, 2011 :
The Robbery was a fun read, a real who done it that pulls one toward one person as the culprit and in the next sentence pulls you in another direction to suspect someone else. I was sympathetic to Walter, suspicious of partner Joe but then what about the wife Muriel. Who outwits who in the end. Another of John Brinling's clever twist tales. A short and oh so sweet read.
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