Monday, June 15, 2026

A Regular Guy, by Chris L. Robinson

"A Regular Guy," by Chris L. Robinson, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2026

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My whole career has consisted of a little street-fighting, then security, then debt collection, and for a while now,this thing, which is pretty much the top of the heap for a guy with a resume like mine.

Nice writing, that.

As you can probably guess our protagonist is a hit man, doing jobs for a local mob.  But his work often takes him out of town, and this story finds him in New Orleans.  So there is a killing to take care of but what most interests "Mr. Smith," and  me, is a brand-new type of crime he discovers.   I won't go into more detail than that.  It's a fun story.

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