(Two captains, a dying dog, military red tape, and a stolen truck, all set in Korea.)
Three months into my tour, I meet Pat in the laundry room of our barracks one evening, a few days after she arrives at Suwon. A pilot had alerted me that a new lady captain was on base. Out of 800 airmen, only a few of us are women, and even fewer are officers, and it is expected that we will befriend one another. Pat is leaning against a dryer reading a paperback, rangy and handsome in that definite way of tall brunettes. When I walk in, she looks up and smiles.
“Oh, hello,” she says, as if she were waiting for me, and shuts her book.
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Very tasty beginning. The italicized header sounds like a plot challenge conjured up at the Algonquin between Lawrence Block, Bill Pronzini, Jim Harrison, and Marcia Muller.
These tidbits make me want to read more… when will that be possible?
I’m sending out the better essays, and will keep trying. I promise to let folks know when I get published.
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