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Fictitious is a publication featuring short story fiction (and a few non-fiction articles) by published authors. For the most part, we make stuff up. But there are always exceptions.

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Checkmate

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Everything about her was a lie. From her birth certificate to her breast implants, Sarah Tyson was a total fabrication.

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Everything about her was a lie. From her birth certificate to her breast implants, Sarah Tyson was a total fabrication. It had to be. The assignment she was taking on was dangerous. It was the only way to be sure she wouldn’t be found out. Sarah Tyson had been groomed for the past two years. Nothing was left for granted. She was absolutely the best person to pull it off. Her identity was “custom made” for the job.

Powerful people in high places were counting on her to do what no one had dared to attempt. She was to be embedded deep within the Gardino family crime syndicate. Louis Gardino and his closest confidants had been extensively vetted by government sources.

No rock was left unturned. Nothing was left to chance. Sarah knew the Gardino family better than she knew herself, especially Louis Gardino. She knew his favorite drink, smoke, food, taste in women, aftershave, toothpaste. All things above and below the belt. The list was extensive, and Sarah knew it well enough to play him and other family members like a chess tournament grand master.

Her assignment was to gather information on the family’s illegal drug and gambling activities, and to identify their well-placed political moles. An extensive dossier needed to be built…

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Scott A. Gese
Scott A. Gese

Written by Scott A. Gese

Writer of short story fiction and non-fiction retirement articles. The bulk of my work can be found here on Medium. Check my other publications on this site.

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Fictitious is a publication featuring short story fiction (and a few non-fiction articles) by published authors. For the most part, we make stuff up. But there are always exceptions.