Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and a Missing Name on a Ledger

the ignition, but did not turn it.

A vibration in my bag broke the quiet of the concrete deck.

I reached into the canvas pocket and pulled out my phone, the screen illuminating the dim interior of the car.

The text message came from an unlisted ten-digit number, without a name or an email address attached to the header.

The screen of continue reading …