Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Block Lawrence

Author:Block, Lawrence. [Block, Lawrence.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2011-10-27T02:44:31+00:00

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L AW R E N C E B LO C K

“You think so, huh?”

“You get to watch the fights. Get to grab a pretty girl by the ass.”

“Who, Chelsea? Just a tramp, my friend. Take my word for it.” He downed some more of his stinger. “What brought you out there? You a big fight fan, never miss a bout?”

“I was working.”

“You too, huh? What are you, a reporter? I thought I knew all the press guys.”

I gave him one of my cards, and when he pointed out that it had only my name and address I showed him the card I used when I worked for Wally, a business card for Reliable Investigations with their address and phone number and my name.

“You’re a detective,” he said.

“That’s right.”

“And you were working the other night when you came out to Maspeth.” I nodded. “What are you doing now? This all part of the job?”

“This? Drinking and bullshitting? No, they don’t pay me for this. I wish they did, I’ll tell you.” I had put the card from Reliable away, but I’d let him keep the other and he was looking at it now. He read my name aloud and looked at me. He asked me if I knew his name.

“No,” I said. “How would I?”

“It’s Richard Thurman. Does that ring a bell?”

“Just the obvious. Thurman Munson.”

“I get that a lot.”

“Yankees haven’t been the same since the plane crash.”

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