Pirate Pete's: A Page-Turning Crime Short Story

By Dayle A. Dermatis

One of the only places to find summer employment as a teen in the 1980s Florida Heartland was at Pirate Pete's Adventureland.

 

No matter that the place was rundown or that you had to buy your own work T-shirts and water cups.

 

When Gina goes back one night to get a clean T-shirt from her locker, she discovers another side to the seedy park.

 

A side that might end her life before it really begins….

 

"Pirate Pete's" originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, 2019.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Soul's Road Press
• Release date: Jun 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201406301

Dayle A. Dermatis

Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasies Ghosted and the forthcoming Shaded and Spectered) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, appearing in such venues as Fiction River, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and DAW Books.Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, she also guest edits anthologies for Fiction River, and her own short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror.She lives in a book- and cat-filled historic English-style cottage in the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing.To find out where she’s wandered off to (and to get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com and sign up for her newsletter or support her on Patreon.* * *I value honest feedback, and would love to hear your opinion in a review, if you’re so inclined, on your favorite book retailer’s site.* * *For more information:www.dayledermatis.com

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Pirate Pete’s

PIRATE PETE’S

A Page-Turning Crime Short Story

DAYLE A. DERMATIS

Soul’s Road Press

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

One of the only places to find summer employment as a teen in the 1980s Florida Heartland was at Pirate Pete’s Adventureland.

No matter that the place was rundown or that you had to buy your own work T-shirts and water cups.

When Gina goes back one night to get a clean T-shirt from her locker, she discovers another side to the seedy park.

A side that might end her life before it really begins….

Pirate Pete’s originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, 2019.

PIRATE PETE’S

There weren’t many places for teenagers to find summer employment in the Florida Heartland in the summer of 1983, and even fewer places for teenagers to hang out. The ocean was too