Mixed Signals

Nothing was going Jimmy's way, lately. Jill had moved to Portland and filed for divorce. Sure, Jimmy should have never gotten that illegal jack, but how was he to know that the Yons would use it to make him kill Eddie?Then the prosecutor thought Jimmy's credibility was shot and wouldn't put him on the stand at their trial. Even if he had been drugged part of the time, the jury would have still believed him. It wasn't like they could prove that he'd been an accessory. They'd busted him down from detective, anyway.And then he's suspected in the local football quarterback's murder. Things couldn't get any worse – or could they? Find out – read Mixed Signals.""Mixed Signals" is a novelette, and the sequel to "In a Flash", and is also available in "Broken Down: Detective Jimmy Delaney Collection #1." William Mangieri is a karaoke junkie, former theater student, and recovered wargamer who spends as much time wondering "what if?" as "why not?". He writes from Texas, where he and his family live at the mercy of the ghost of a nine-pound westie.William writes mostly speculative fiction (that's science fiction, fantasy and horror), although he also has a detective series with a soft sci-fi element (Detective Jimmy Delaney.) He completed writing his first novel (Swordsmaster) in 2019; prior to this, he has honed his skills on short fiction. He has been published in Daily Science Fiction and The Anarchist, and six of his stories have earned Honorable Mentions in the Writers of the Future contest. Jimmy was a good cop, but age and changing times were getting the better of him. If he could only get an edge, take advantage of some of that new-fangled tech - what would be the harm? I mean, everybody cheats a little, don't they? Just be careful not to get caught… Read "In a Flash" to see how Jimmy gets himself out of trouble."In a Flash" is a sci-fi/crime short story, the first in the Detective Jimmy Delaney series. If you like a little self-deprecation and humor with some sci-fi elements thrown in (think "The Rockford Files" mashed up with the old BBC "The Avengers") this is the series for you.