"The Fedora," by Terrell Lee Lankford, in The Private Eye Writers of America present Fifty Shades of Grey Fedora, edited by Robert J. Randisi, Riverdale Avenue Books, 2015.
The first story I reviewed form this book was a private eye story. Now we're into noir. The nameless narrator makes a living doing low-level investigatory work for his uncle, a P.I. Then uncle's friend Milo explains that he is going overseas for six months and wants someone to keep an eye on his wife, make sure she isn't fooling around.
And of course, she's gorgeous.
If you have read any noir at all I don't have to tell you what happens next. And the ending will bring bad news for somebody.
A well-written, moody little story.
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