Pulp Oracle - Down These Mean Streets

...for In a Wicked Age

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1,A private detective, seeking vengeance for the death of his partner. 1,A femme fatale, with a lie for every occasion. 1,An amnesiac, awakened suddenly in a strange place. 1,A critically ill heiress, out to have a last fling before her death. 1,An escaped convict, on the run, trying to prove his innocence. 1,A back room card game, frequented by cheats. 1,A valise full of money, neatly strapped and in serial-number order. 1,A mysterious parcel, delivered in the middle of the night. 1,A thug with a cheap suit and a chip on his shoulder. 1,A foreigner, smelling of cologne and desperation. 1,A yacht, of foreign registry. 1,A ‘girl Friday’, more loyal to her boss than is wise. 1,A corpse; probably killed by someone he trusted. 1,A bored housewife, trying to keep her infidelity secret. 1,A businessman, embezzling from his partners, and fearing that he has made a mistake in his cover-up. 1,A policeman more interested in making a collar than in solving a crime. 1,A car-chase through darkened streets. 1,A meeting between a group of rivals, running out of time. 1,A skyscraper, towering over the downtown skyline, headquarters to the elite and powerful. 1,A crusading journalist, struggling with his personal demons. 1,Gangsters, in search of ‘the big score’. 1,G-men, fighting crime and resisting corruption. 1,A speakeasy, frequented by the city’s elite and trendy set. 1,A hotel detective, willing to look the other way for a bribe. 1,A wealthy collector, for whom money is no object. 1,A newspaper editor, alternately worried about his paper’s reputation and his reporter’s safety. 1,A prostitute with a heart of flint. 1,A veteran, still haunted by what he experienced in the war. 1,A late-night stakeout, where long-simmering resentments finally flare.
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