The Missing Marks Chapter 2
Title: The Missing Marks Chapter 2
Author: patriot_jackie
Rating and Warnings: PG-13 for future violence
Prompt: Signature
Word Count: 3,933
Summary: One year after becoming an Auror, Tonks is presented with her first real case: the mystery of a series of signature crimes marked by a countdown of obsidian crystals and strange notes. - A series of ( Read more... )
Author: patriot_jackie
Rating and Warnings: PG-13 for future violence
Prompt: Signature
Word Count: 3,933
Summary: One year after becoming an Auror, Tonks is presented with her first real case: the mystery of a series of signature crimes marked by a countdown of obsidian crystals and strange notes. - A series of ( Read more... )
I'm also now cunningly trying to do a two-chapters-in-one-review as I've just read them both together (so obviously no complaints from me about the evil cliffie to end One, not so sure about Two;)). I loved the start which took you straight into the mystery with no messing around, and then concentrated on filling me in timewise, and what Tonks was thinking character-wise, and who else was going to be around. It's a great way to hook the reader and you really paced it well.
Likewise, with this one, I love the pacing and the gradual reveals. It's got quite an Agatha Christie feel to it with the notes and Tonks' little grey cells working overtime to suss out what's going on. Of course, the chase stops in a very tantalising place, and R/T just seems to be tantalising me! I'm dying to find out how he knew it was her and to see more of them together. Yes, I'm hinting! :)
You are going to keep going with this, aren't you? I don't want it to stop and we definitely need a few more R/T mysteries like this in the world. ;)
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Thank you very much! I love writing the openings of these stories to be palpable in the goings-on of the story as much to grab the reader's attention as it is to grab my own.
I've no idea who Agatha Christie is, but thank you! I'll check out her books. ;) The R/T is so slow right now for me, but it is tantalising, as you put it, and I just can't wait to really get into it!
I am going to keep up with it. Soon as I get a spare moment of typing time, I'll post the third chapter on ff.net and my jorunal. I now have 4 WIPs, though... O_O
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