Underbelly

by Grant McKenzie

All dressed up in his best black turtleneck, Shorty Lemon thinks he's on just another routine luggage robbery. But when six million dollars of heroin is at stake, he discovers the hard way that there is no honor among thieves.

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 4, 2013

About the author

Born in Scotland, living in Canada and writing fast-paced fiction, Grant likes to wear a kilt and toque with his six-guns. Often compared to Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay, Grant has twelve internationally published thrillers to his name that have earned him an avalanche of positive reviews and loyal readership around the globe. His latest novel, The Seven Truths of Hannah Baxter, was shortlisted for the 2023 International Thriller Writers award. He also has a secret identity as mystery writer M.C. Grant (Oops, there goes that secret) who pens the Dixie Flynn mysteries set in San Francisco. This series was shortlisted for the prestigious Shamus award. As a journalist, Grant has won numerous awards across Canada and the U.S., including one in 2012 from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia — the same organization that Dixie’s fictitious San Francisco NOW belongs to. He resides in Victoria, B.C., where he works with people experiencing homelessness and poverty.

Reviews

[Dan Barbier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast and furious with midgets. A hilarious bullet-paced short story with small time crooks and a big score. It zooms through about 20 pages with humour and action. A real pleasant original short that pleases and entertains.