Calem

I began to get the feeling that it was mostly Mrs. Hamilton who had advocated for the METCO program to come into Calem.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

On my drive back out to Calem, the radio news broadcast closed its coverage of Gloria Carson's murder with an announcement that the town's high school would be closed for the following two days, except that grief counselors would be available "as usual" for any students wanting to talk about their friend and classmate's death.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

I hadn't been out to Calem for a while, and driving through the town center reminded me of why I never much liked it.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

Wending my way through the rubberneckers, I asked a young Calem uniform for Sergeant Detective Aphrodite Smith.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

I'm a black student with decent grades in a crappy school, and I got the chance to attend an A-plus school in Calem that might get me on to college.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

"Your brother told me you visited her out in Calem."

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

I was about to tell Smith I didn't think Maurice "High Life" Tinch would be in any shape to make his way to Calem when I heard what sounded like Mrs. Carson's voice, crying out her daughter's name.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

Not only did the kids milling and strolling and acting out seem about twelve years old, but the campus and its buildings looked more like a private college than a public high school, even in a town as ritzy as Calem.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

On my drive back out to Calem, the radio news broadcast closed its coverage of Gloria Carson's murder with an announcement that the town's high school would be closed for the following two days, except that grief counselors would be available "as usual" for any students wanting to talk about their friend and classmate's death.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

I began to get the feeling that it was mostly Mrs. Hamilton who had advocated for the METCO program to come into Calem.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004