Red Rag Blues

By Derek Robinson

Pit unstoppable conmen opposed to one another, throw in a truckload of greenbacks, upload adequate political paranoia to ship all the United States having a look lower than its beds for Reds, cue within the CIA, the KGB, MI6 and the Mafia, all dressed to kill, and you've got "Red Rag Blues". this is often america, 1953. One conman is senator Joe McCarthy, excessive priest of America's holy warfare on pink treachery. the opposite conman is Luis Cabrillo. as soon as he made a fortune as a contract in counter-intelligence. Now he is flat broke. the 2 males include one another like clams. Luis sells Joe a gradual circulate of bogus Commie treachery. either males prosper. yet Luis's dodgy previous is catching up with him...Also meet: Julie Conroy, Luis's female friend, a corker of a brand new Yorker; Soviet secret agent Kim Philby, lately tipped to go MI6; and younger Bobby Kennedy, who particularly did serve and recognize Joe McCarthy in 1953. "Red Rag Blues" is a black comedy encouraged by way of the real kingdom of the US because the McCarthy witch-hunt reached its climax of ranting and raving, whilst it used to be not anything to giggle approximately.

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He’s a lush,” Julie acknowledged. “Don’t ever marry a lush. ” “That’s me again,” Luis stated. “Not one of these strong shot. ” “I guess Jerome’s those related images correct now,” Julie stated, “You being on television used to be no longer a sensible thought. ” “Jerome’s going to be a subpoena the next day. ” “How a lot intercourse do you men have in every week? ” Stevie requested. “Average week? ” “Go take a shower,” Julie stated. “God, it’s hot,” Luis acknowledged. He strolled onto the balcony. it might be nightfall in an hour. there has been a bucket of shrimp within the refrigerator and lots more and plenty white wine. “We may still devour out here,” he acknowledged. four Kim Philby went to the Shamrock, had Irish whiskeys with beer chasers and made himself consume a hamburger. it will do no sturdy if his fingers have been shaking from starvation in addition to nerves. additionally, consuming killed it slow. He used to be now not fearful approximately killing Cabrillo. He was once fearful approximately lacking him with the 1st shot, perhaps simply winging him, having to reload and fireplace back. via then Cabrillo may be operating, or crawling, attempting to disguise. A terrible aim. or 3 pictures needs to allure consciousness. it's going to get particularly messy. within the outdated days, Moscow may have chanced on a technician to deal with this type of challenge. Philby was once too useful to hazard, then. now not. Now Moscow anticipated him to remedy his personal mess. He went again to his room and checked out his mattress. An hour’s sleep may settle his nerves. No. He knew that if he fell asleep, the evening will be misplaced. He washed his face, scrubbed it dry, combed his hair, and stared on the mirrored image. It blinked again at him. Don’t imagine, he ordered. Do it now. pass. He went downstairs and fetched his motorbike. Bullets have been in his wallet. Rifle was once within the previous canvas bag. He hung it at the handlebars. not anyone used to be more likely to cease a middle-aged white guy who used to be driving a motorbike with an outdated Al Fruit Farms bag placing on it. The block the place Cabrillo lived used to be all condo constructions. Philby stopped close to front door the place he had obvious Cabrillo input, and instantly he knew he couldn’t move inside of. although he used to be fortunate sufficient to discover Cabrillo, Philby knew he couldn’t shoot him at shut diversity and stroll away. Or, worse nonetheless, run away. impossible. Small issues tumbled out of the darkness and rattled softly at the sidewalk. They crunched lower than his foot. He picked one up. Peanut shell. extra undefined. there has been laughter excessive above. He crossed the street and acquired a greater examine Cabrillo’s development. every one condo had a balcony. lighting fixtures have been burning in so much residences. a person on a balcony was once silhouetted at worst, illuminated at top. Philby started to consider an odd emotion. It was once desire. * Wagner waited till the nightfall used to be a deep pink, and he drove into Washington. He parked on Connecticut road and wrapped the rifle in his jacket. He used to be an infantryman; it took him just a couple of seconds to appraise the terrain and judge that the right way to kill Arabel was once from the roof of an condominium construction at the contrary aspect of the road: solid view, transparent shot, no witnesses. It was once unusually effortless to get onto the roof. He simply saved hiking the steps and went throughout the final door.

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