I  just got one of my favorite rings back from the jeweller after having it checked, so in honor of that I Googled jewelry related writing prompts. These two quotes inspired me to try a bit of horror writing for the first time:

"Tentacles pour out from where a head should be" (from greybon.com)
"Nice jewelry and a boy's corpse"


"Nice jewelry."

"And a boy's corpse."

Not a description of the crime scene I was expecting. No matter how many times you hear the cliche "expect the unexpected," you're still always thinking it'll be the same old thing.

As I enter the scene I can tell immediately that those cops hit the nail on the head. The small room is littered with  nice jewelry of all kinds and in the center lies a boy's corpse. It looks like he was about 12 years old, bloody, clothes torn, and twisted in the terror he died in.

I try not to look at him too carefully since it's the bling I'm here for. Normally I wouldn't be anywhere near a murder scene since I specialize in jewelry and art theft. But the accessories around the body told the Chief I'd be an asset on the case.

I start examining the pieces one by one. It's immediately apparent that there's a lot of quality work here. Whoever killed this kid and ditched the jewels is either the biggest moron alive or something happened to make him run and he planned to come back for the treasure. Either way, he's lost out on thousands, probably hundreds of thousands of dollars.

I bag some of the pieces to take back to the lab and make sure that after the body's been dealt with it everything else will be sent to me. Not only will it all be evidence in the case, but it's also probably all stolen and we'll have to try to return what we can.

Something catches my eye as I head to the door- a necklace holder shaped like a dressmaker's dummy with wires coming out the top. I add it to my bag.


To be continued...