Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rag, the Wire and the Big Store | 2017 | Duane Lindsay | Buy |
Duane Lindsay’s shorter work includes The Rag, the Wire and the Big Store, published in 2017. The title references classic con-artist terminology, fitting with the grifter themes in his longer fiction.
“The rag,” “the wire,” and “the big store” are names for different types of confidence games, and the story explores how these scams play out. Lindsay brings a detail-oriented approach to crime fiction, and the shorter format lets him focus on the mechanics of the con without the subplots that fill his novels. It is a quick read for anyone interested in crime fiction that gets into the specifics of how swindles work.