Crime, Power and Consequences

Crime & Justice · fiction

The Voice at Table Nine

The first wineglass shattered at 8:07 p.m. By 8:14, the second waiter had disappeared into the employee restroom with tears in his eyes. At 8:22, Daniel Mercer, general manager of Sterling House, stood beside the service station gripping a bottle of bourbon as though it were a flotation device. “We are finished,” he whispered. I almost...

By My Life Story Editorial

Published November 2, 2026 · Updated November 2, 2026

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Genre: Crime & Justice
Audience: Adult readers
Chapters: 6
Fiction status: fiction
Editorial responsibility: My Life Story Editorial

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story id: 238ca746-c14b-48c1-bb88-8c1bded2afc4
primary theme: Crime, Power and Consequences
secondary themes: None assigned
genre: Crime & Justice
fiction status: fiction
audience: Adult readers
setting: Not specified
chapter count: 6
publish date: 2026-11-02T05:05:43.113Z
updated date: 2026-11-02T05:05:43.113Z
author: My Life Story Editorial
editor: My Life Story Editorial