S9E2 Walking the Grain

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 2, where pressure is our STCKY means of death. This is Walking the Grain by H.K. SladeDELIBERATIONDetective Friday Hampton has heard and seen enough to know that Greg Vester’s death was not a tragic accident but murder. She needs our help to separate the beans from the hull. Here are her suspects in the order that we’ve met them:Ted Brunner, farm owner and family patriarchMarty Brunner, eldest sonLittle Jimmy Brunner, youngest sonCarolyn Brunner, daughter who was dumped by GregABOUT H.K. SladeH.K. Slade is a writer living in North Carolina who specializes in police procedurals with occasional forays into horror and science fiction. When not writing or playing with his dogs, he spends his time designing an elaborate custom game each year for Halloween. You can find more of Friday Hampton’s adventures in Mystery Weekly, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and multiple anthologies. You can also find links to these other stories his website, hkslade.com.Website: hkslade.comFacebook: hkslade.writer