"No Thanks for Giving: A Rooster Barnes Short Mystery"

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No Thanks for Giving: A Rooster Barnes Mystery Black Friday in a small Indiana town is supposed to be about leftover turkey and Christmas cheer. But for newly returned PI Ralph "Rooster" Barnes, it’s about to turn into a day of missing donations, a runaway kid, and a secret no one wants to admit. When the Christmas charity fund collected for struggling families mysteriously vanishes, the town erupts in whispers and accusations. It’s just the kind of trouble Rooster doesn’t need, but he can’t help himself when he catches the scent of a lie. The clues point to a local teenager who’s disappeared—only this isn’t a simple case of theft. The kid’s on the run from something far darker than anyone knows. With a clock ticking and the snow already starting to fall, Rooster faces a tough choice: expose the ugly truth hiding behind closed doors or serve up a different kind of justice that’s as cold as the November wind. No Thanks for Giving is a tightly wound, hard-hitting short story packed with all the twists and sharp dialogue you’d expect from a classic noir. If you’re in the mood for a mystery with bite, this one’s a feast.