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Kill Me When You Can: A LifeEnders, Inc. short story
A dead society is a polite society in this Future Noir tale of double-dealing, greed and love at first sight.
Murder is obsolete now that LifeEnders Inc. is in on the scene. Only assassins of the highest moral and ethical caliber receive the coveted License to Kill issued to associates of the world's first murder-for-hire corporation. But when human frailty rears its ugly head all bets are off.
Told in legacy style of Dashiel Hammett and Raymond Chandler, with a heaping helping of Mickey Spillane, the hero could be Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe or Mike Hammer, while the dame could be Lauren Bacall, Joan Crawford or Barbara Stanwyck. Come back to the days of fast action and snappy dialogue, when men were men and women led them around by the nose.
Murder is obsolete now that LifeEnders Inc. is in on the scene. Only assassins of the highest moral and ethical caliber receive the coveted License to Kill issued to associates of the world's first murder-for-hire corporation. But when human frailty rears its ugly head all bets are off.
Told in legacy style of Dashiel Hammett and Raymond Chandler, with a heaping helping of Mickey Spillane, the hero could be Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe or Mike Hammer, while the dame could be Lauren Bacall, Joan Crawford or Barbara Stanwyck. Come back to the days of fast action and snappy dialogue, when men were men and women led them around by the nose.
40 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 24, 2019
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About the author
William Alan Webb
198 books107 followersWinner of the 2024 Imadjinn Award!
Winner of the 2021 Imadjinn Award!
Finalist for a second 2021 Imadjinn Award!
Winner of the 2020 Darrell Award!
Finalist for a second 2020 Darrell Award!
Winner of the 2019 Imadjinn Award!
Winner of the 2018 Darrell Award!
A Southern boy through and through, Bill spent his entire life learning how to tell stories. It's all Bill ever wanted to do, to inspire and entertain people the way his favorite authors did for him.
Over the years he has developed a unique writing style, or 'Voice', of which he is very proud, with the objective of trying to always entertain his readers.
After graduating from the University of Memphis with dual concentrations in History and Creative Writing, Bill has been published in such diverse magazines as Tied in a Bow (for Wedding planning) and World War II. His books include both non-fiction and fiction.
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June 15, 2019
This short story by Memphis author, William Alan Webb, is a futuristic take on contract killing, but in a much more polite, and thoroughly legal, format. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style which contains multiple chuckles per page, I read it in one setting. The ending left me twisted as a pretzel, as there were so many twists and turns in the last dozen pages. I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't the start of a new writing universe for Webb. I thoroughly enjoyed the story!
June 16, 2019
Loved it!
A satisfying read, mostly because of an unexpected twist. The perfect set up to a new series. Looking forward to more
A satisfying read, mostly because of an unexpected twist. The perfect set up to a new series. Looking forward to more
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