Hopperesque

Hopperesque

Friday, 24 September 2021

Had the Legs

        Elmer gargled Old Crow. He had the front-house car. Mike Breuning and Dick Carlisle had the alley. Tommy had the crib cased. Two leggy sisters lived there. Lockstep surveillance locked down the gestalt.
        Central Burglary tailed Tommy a week running. Elmer moved the sisters out and moved his leggy girlfriend in. She had the legs and the stones for the job.

excerpt from
This Storm
James Ellroy
2019

No comments:

Post a Comment