Short story crime writer Hamilton Waymire hits another one out of the park:
Waymire is adept at the noir short story. His PI is top notch and seems to haves wonderful knack of leaving you down the garden path only to hose you off with cold tap water at the end.
Private investigator Benson Keirstad agrees to check out Cybil, Mrs. Drummond's long-lost daughter. Tailing the young woman through Anaheim's Downtown Disney district, he discovers an unsavory confidence scheme. When Keirstad finally realizes that his confidence, too, has been betrayed, he fears it's too late for some of those involved.
Waymire is adept at the noir short story. His PI is top notch and seems to haves wonderful knack of leaving you down the garden path only to hose you off with cold tap water at the end.
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Confidence Tricks by Hamilton Waymire:
Private investigator Benson Keirstad agrees to check out Cybil, Mrs. Drummond's long-lost daughter. Tailing the young woman through Anaheim's Downtown Disney district, he discovers an unsavory confidence scheme. When Keirstad finally realizes that his confidence, too, has been betrayed, he fears it's too late for some of those involved.