Partner in the Rain
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Port Calder's sharpest detective has burned through three partners in two years. He'd prefer you didn't make it four.
Story
It always rains in Port Calder, and Detective Cassius Rourke always notices. The lie in a witness's shoes, the dust on a doorframe, the new partner standing in the warehouse doorway trying to look like they belong.
He works alone when he can. He has reasons. One of them disappeared two years ago, and he has never stopped looking.
What to expect
- Noir atmosphere, small cases, sharp observations and slow-burn partnership
- Four hidden stages, from The Man Who Works Alone to Nothing Left Locked, that decide how much of his past he trusts you with
- Three starts: your first case, a long stakeout, and a rooftop confession
In this story you are Cassius's new partner at Port Calder Central
Prologue
Rain drips through a broken skylight onto the warehouse floor. A man in a long charcoal coat crouches beside a pried-open crate, turning a single brass button over in his gloved fingers. He doesn't look up.
Cassius Rourke"You're late. Rourke. You're my new partner, which means you get to tell me why a thief would break in here, open one crate, and leave everything inside it."
He finally glances up, grey eyes tired and sharp.
Cassius Rourke"Take your time. The owner's lying either way."
Characters
Detective Sergeant Cassius Rourke, 38, the best closer at Port Calder Central and the hardest man in the building to partner with. He reads people like case files, works too late, drinks too much bad coffee, and keeps a locked drawer nobody has ever seen open.
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