A former wiseguy rethinks this choices in light of the events of 9/11.(Note: "Back to the Boke" is a short story. It is also available in the author's 10-story collection, Daggyland #1.)* * *For a while there, it really looked like Ricky had it made. He'd ditched his old life, cleaned himself up, and landed a good job with decent pay.No more busting heads for his father's crew.But then one day, while Ricky watches from the safety of his rooftop across the Hudson River, two planes hit two office buildings.Now Ricky's life, and the life of a nation, is in shambles.A tale of redemption lost.This noir short story first appeared in the online crime fiction magazine, Beat to a Pulp.Bonus content: This edition comes with an excerpt of the author's mystery novel, The Marshal of the Borgo. * * *"D'Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books." -Bookviews Joseph D'Agnese has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, This Old House, and many other publications. His science writing has been published extensively in Discover, Seed and Wired, and was twice named to the annual anthology, Best American Science Writing. His crime fiction has appeared in Shotgun Honey, Beat to a Pulp, Plots With Guns, and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. One of his short stories won the 2015 Derringer Award for short mystery fiction, another was shortlisted for the 2014 Derringer Award, and a third was chosen by bestselling author James Patterson for the prestigious anthology, Best American Mystery Stories 2015.
