Click here for previous installments TWO Pumping for speed, Hardesty dropped down the waveface, hit bottom then angled up for a move off the lip. After reentry and a cutback, he’d close it out with five on the nose—maybe ten—show ’em how it’s done. Nirvana coming...
Today we begin the serialization of Richard Barre's novel, THE INNOCENTS. Thanks to Down & Out Books for sharing this fantastic novel with Crimespree readers! A new segment will be published on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Here's a description of the book:...
Twenty-Seven Base of the Tecate Range / 11:45 P.M. T he full moon hung west of them like a headlight itself. Calhoun had taken a jeep track that ran east toward the Tecate range. The desert had opened to a flat pan that was free of even cactus. He was able to get...
Twenty-Six Sonoran Desert / 11:35 P.M. Which way are we going?" "What difference does it make?" Calhoun said. He was looking into the jeep's mirror. They'd moved Guzman all the way to the back. The girls were holding hands, Celeste comforting Vasco. They'd left...
Twenty-Five The Plaza Tijuana / 10:25 P.M. The boy had followed Calhoun across the street from the Escondido. Calhoun had sent him away twice. But the boy wouldn't go. He'd wandered off into the plaza as if he were watching out for him. The plaza was still full of...
Twenty-Four Banco Popular / 10:00 P.M. Banks in Mexico close late. The Vascos had counted on that to make the difference, but, being foreigners, they hadn't counted on the holiday. Customers, who had come in to cash their checks before the weekend, were queued up...
