The Woman in the Briefcase: A Short Story - Joseph D'Agnese

The Woman in the Briefcase: A Short Story

By Joseph D'Agnese

  • Release Date: 2025-06-04
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers

Description

She was murdered 30,000 years ago. Today she finally tells her story.

(Note: "The Woman in the Briefcase" is a short story. It is also available in the author's 10-story collection, Daggyland #1.)

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In modern-day Spain, a young anthropologist sifts through the remains of an ancient life. Coaxing sense out of bone and ash.

And in a distant world we can only imagine, a young boy becomes a man at the price of the unthinkable.

Two stories, one planet—separated by the span of thirty millennia.

This strange mystery first appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and was a finalist for the 2017 Derringer Award for Short Mystery Fiction.

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"D'Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books." —Bookviews