"The Car Hank Died In," by Mark Troy, in Tales of Music, Murder, and Mayhem: Bouchercon Anthology 2024, edited by Heather Graham, Down and Out Books, 2024.
This is the second time Mark Troy has made my story-of-the-week blog.
There is a cliche, especially in TV (although I blush to admit it also happened in one of my novels), in which a driver gets into a car and doesn't notice someone hiding in the back seat. Just once I'd like the driver to open the front door, look back, and ask "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
Having gotten that out of the way...
Delaney and Richard are a couple of horny teenagers. They decide the perfect place to fool around is the backseat of an old Cadillac. Couple of problems with that: 1. The driver is about to take it out for gas. 2. This isn't just any old Caddy; it's the one where Hank Williams took his last breath and is used in parades on holidays, such as the next day.
Oh, there are more problems, some of which involve the car and some concern a cowboy with a gun and bad intentions. Meanwhile there are two half-naked teens in the backseat, scared out of their tiny minds.
I did not guess any of the several detours this clever car trip took.
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