Waiting for Rusty
William Cole
Apr 2014 · Open Road Media
Ebook
15
Pages
About this ebook
On the run from the law, a gangster’s girl and two hoods stop to wait for the boss
In a forgotten café somewhere in the middle of the country, a blonde in a raincoat bursts through the door. She’s got a pistol in her hand and two killers at her back, and she wants a bottle of rye. Dotty and her friends aren’t going anywhere. They’ll be here until Rusty shows up. Rusty the killer. Rusty the thief. Rusty the love of Dotty’s young life. They’ll be here until Rusty steps through the door, but Rusty might not be on his way.
In this tight, explosive short story, a gun moll transforms into the heroine of a hard-boiled Greek tragedy. One of the most popular pieces of short fiction ever to appear in the pages of Black Mask magazine, “Waiting for Rusty” remains a remarkable work, as powerful and surprising as a sucker punch to the back of the skull.
In a forgotten café somewhere in the middle of the country, a blonde in a raincoat bursts through the door. She’s got a pistol in her hand and two killers at her back, and she wants a bottle of rye. Dotty and her friends aren’t going anywhere. They’ll be here until Rusty shows up. Rusty the killer. Rusty the thief. Rusty the love of Dotty’s young life. They’ll be here until Rusty steps through the door, but Rusty might not be on his way.
In this tight, explosive short story, a gun moll transforms into the heroine of a hard-boiled Greek tragedy. One of the most popular pieces of short fiction ever to appear in the pages of Black Mask magazine, “Waiting for Rusty” remains a remarkable work, as powerful and surprising as a sucker punch to the back of the skull.
About the author
William Cole (1912–1992) was an American author of fiction. Born in Manhattan, he lived most of his life in New York, making a living as a freelance writer. Besides his suspense writing, he contributed nonfiction to Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal, as well as writing screenplays for nature documentaries for the US government.
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