The guy who sold me this said it would change my life.
I doubted it; ownership of a run-down camper can hardly be classed as cathartic, but a set of wheels for 100 bucks was pretty tempting.
He also said he knew of an old barn where I could park it for free while I did it up.
What he didn’t tell me was that he’d killed a girl and stowed her in the barn. Her DNA was all over my camper, and soon my DNA was all over this barn.
The guy disappeared.
Yep. That was a life-changer for sure.
An oldie, from nearly 10 years ago, as I’m on the hoof today. Thanks to Rochelle for managing to fit in leadership of Friday Fictioneers with everything else she has going on in her busy life.
castelsarrasin 
Gosh! Cheap deals can kill.
Beware of such tempting offers…
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Thanks for reading, Anita.
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I have a sneaking suspicion for the cleverness of the murderer
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Thanks for reading, Neil.
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Yikes! Thats a bad deal even for $100! Seems we had similar thoughts on this one today. Good story.
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That’s one of those open-ended promises that always come true one way or another. Never trust a person selling you a vehicle,
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Thanks for reading, Josh.
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If something appears to be too good to be true, it invariably is.
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That’s always been my experience. Thanks for reading.
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If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. A hard lesson to learn!
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But always has to be learned, it seems. Thanks for reading.
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Yeee-ikes 😱
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Indeed! 🙂
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Well now… he didn’t lie…
But dang. Wonderfully written!
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Just economical with the truth, I guess. Thanks for reading, Dale.
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He he he… that’s the politically correct way to say it 😉
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So creative, Sandra. When the offer seems too good to be true, it usually is. Poor guy!
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Doesn’t it just? Thanks for reading.
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You’re welcome.
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It was fascinating to see this story from nearly ten years ago. It’s a good story, but it lacks the emotional subtlety of your latest offerings.
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It was a stop-gap, I’m afraid. Sometimes it just gets harder and harder to fit this in.
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Too good to be true. Busted. Hope the cops work it out.
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I’m sure they will. Or am I?
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Yikes — the myth of fingerprints and the trouble with DNA! He should have watched CSI!
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Thanks for reading, Lorraine. 🙂
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Eek, that’s life-changing indeed. I’m sure he’ll get out of it eventually if the cops aren’t total idiots. Oldie, but Goodie, Sandra.
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Dear Sandra,
I hope you remain an honest, upstanding person. 😉 Sinister and cleverly written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oldie or not, it’s a great story, Sandra, and a very creative plot.
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Oh, I get it. You bought the van from C.E. Ayr. That man is generous to a fault.
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poor chap, it was like a bargain from hell.
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That was good, really good. What is it about camper vans and murders? I never killed anyone in mine!
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Really? I’ve killed loads of people in mine… Thank you.
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That deal was definitely too good to be true…
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Beware the cheap deal! I hope he can work his way out of that one.
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Verrrrrry clever!
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Clever murderer, clever author. Not that I’m saying those two are the same person 😉
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Who knows, Christ Ive met people Ive wanted to murder, but never really managed to get off the sofa
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Well, that’s a punch in the gut. Be careful about buying dirty white vans 🙂
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Someone needs a very good lawyer.
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Now that’s a well plotted crime..
You truly are one of the great criminal minds around And I say that with utmost respect, please don’t kill me.
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Well, talk about an unexpected set-up. So well done, Sandra!
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Wow, I didn’t see that coming. A mean but clever trick if you’re looking to get away with murder
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We all get cheated once in a while, what say?
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When a deal is too good to be true … well … there’s often a catch. Sometimes a literal … um … catch … 😉 Well penned! 🙂
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