The Shortlist Crime Challenge

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For their 300th issue Shortlist.com came up with an idea to challenge their favorite writers.  The writers were asked to come up with an original noir story that was exactly 300 words long.

Frank Bill, George Pelecanos, James Sallis and over a dozen other writers met the challenge.  My favorite of the bunch was Joe R. Lansdale’s “Hit Call.”  That doesn’t come as a surprise since Lansdale’s writing always entertains.