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    Open All Night
    Open All Night
    Open All Night
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    Open All Night

    By Thomas Davidson

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    This is a very short story (1,116 words). A noir nugget. A tiny thriller with a twist. You could read this morsel of mayhem over a quick cup of coffee at a late-night diner. If the coffee doesn't make you nervous, perhaps this tale will. Ready to order? "Oh, waitress!"

    Included as an appetizer, an excerpt from my novella, FLOATERS, which may disturb your dreams. Bon appetit!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Davidson
    Release dateSep 17, 2014
    ISBN9781311974273
    Open All Night
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    Thomas Davidson

    Thomas Davidson's PAST IS PRESENT won two 2016 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards. He is also the author of THE MUSEUM OF SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCES, featuring Jurassic Jim Fleetwood. EXIT, a near-future thriller, is loosely based on his short story, "Exit," winner of San Francisco's 2013 Litquake Booktrack Halloween Short Story Competition. His nonfiction has appeared in the Boston Phoenix. He's been tracked by surveillance cameras in the Boston area.website: www.thomas-davidson.com

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      Open All Night - Thomas Davidson

      Open All Night

      Thomas Davidson

      Copyright 2014 by Thomas Davidson

      Smashwords Edition

      Open All Night

      (a tiny thriller)

      a short story by

      Thomas Davidson

      Voluptuous precision. -- Teresa Carpenter, Pulitzer Prize-winning crime reporter. Thomas Davidson's work has appeared in The Boston Phoenix, and is excerpted in Carpenter's bestseller, MISSING BEAUTY.

      I strongly suggest that you treat yourself to this collection of Mr. Davidson's rare and illuminating wit. I am certain that you too will join Thomas' rapidly growing crew of admirers. -- Patrick Moore, ALL THINGS CRIME BLOG

      OPEN ALL NIGHT first appeared in Powder Burn Flash, and later (with heart-stopping sound effects) at Booktrack.

      OPEN ALL NIGHT is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Names of real public persons, living or dead, are used for fictive purposes only.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from Thomas Davidson.

      Copyright © 2014 by Thomas Davidson

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