"Sunk Costs" - another excellent noir tale from Preston Lang.

I've become a huge fan of Preston Lang's work - he consistently delivers superb hard-boiled and noir crime fiction.  And this latest release is no exception.
Sunk Costs sees Dan, a wandering con man, getting picked up hitchhiking by a female driver.  To quote: "...all Dan's instincts told him she was dangerous".  Yeah, always good to listen to those gut feelings, but then we wouldn't have had the great story that follows.  No spoilers here, but hapless Dan, on the quest for cash like all con men, ends up messing with not one, but two, decidedly treacherous femmes fatales!  Yes, Lang is a master at depicting the base instincts of people scrabbling around the lower end of the social heap, and his characterization here is wonderful as always.  You're never quite sure where to land your sympathies with Lang's motley crews, and that's part of the fun of reading him.  And it's noir at its best - the ugliest parts of society, but they are all out there, they really are.
If you love your hard-boiled and noir crime, then Sunk Costs is a definite candidate for your reading list!
​Great work again, Mr Lang.
Cheers,
ABP