The Happy Ending

by Jonathan Sturak

One of the eleven stories in the new mysterious collection From Vegas With Blood - Available now in paperback and on Kindle

1st place - 2008 NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge - Heat 9


A Las Vegas cab driver working the graveyard shift decides to indulge himself at an intriguing Asian massage parlor, but he gets much more than just a massage.

Praise for The Happy Ending :

15 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 3, 2010

About the author

Jonathan Sturak grew up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He is a Penn State University graduate and holds degrees in Computer Science and Film. He currently lives in Las Vegas where he uses the energy of the city to craft stories about life and the human condition. "The Place Called Home," Sturak's essay about Eastern European heritage in Northeast Pennsylvania, was featured on Glass Cases, associate literary agent Sarah LaPolla's pop culture blog at http://glasscasesblog.blogspot.com/20.... Sturak is also a contributing editor at http://NoirNation.com, the premier location for international crime fiction. His debut thriller novel "Clouded Rainbow" was published in December 2009 and has over 200,000 downloads on the Amazon Kindle. Sturak keeps updated information on his website at http://sturak.com

Reviews

[Dy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Overwritten at the beginning, poorly edited overall, the action sequence is unclear and difficult to read with a finale that is beyond unrealistic.

I admit, I went into this Amazon freebie thinking it was erotica. I don't mind that it's not, but I wish it had proved to be good enough to be worth the 20 minutes I spent reading it.

[Neil · Rating 1 out of 5]

It started off well, but then proceeded to go downhill, and never really recovered. The initial pages seem like the only ones to have undergone any form of proof reading, or editting. It must have some saving graces, as it was placed 1st in a heat of a short writing competition, but sadly not one of the better things that I have read recently.

[Lori · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story had a good start but then it jumped to a dead ending just as I really got into it...it felt like there should be more but someone...the author...shut the door?!?