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    Smash and Grab
    Smash and Grab
    Smash and Grab
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    Smash and Grab

    By Joe Albanese

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    Wick was a normal young man, passing his days at a part-time job and wasting his nights with friends and booze. That was until someone smashed a brick to the side of his head and knocked Wick’s life upside down. The culprit, Kenny, a young man in a dire situation, has only one goal: to get the job done, no matter who gets in his way.

    On opposite sides, Wick and Kenny, along with their shared circle of friends, low-lifes, drug dealers, an ex-flame, a cop battling his own demons, and each other, will find out just how similar their situations are, and if only one of them can make it out alive.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks To Go Now
    Release dateFeb 28, 2018
    ISBN9781386052012
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      Smash and Grab - Joe Albanese

      Excerpt from Smash and Grab

      It was a normal day of work at the local convenience store for Wick before a brick smashed against the side of his head and he became the victim of a robbery. But he would not be the last...

      The robber, Kenny, whose fuse is always lit, keeps only one thing in mind: you’re either the predator or the prey, and he will not let anyone get in the way of his objective.

      On opposite sides, Wick and Kenny must learn the meaning of friendship and betrayal before time runs out and they find themselves on the wrong side of the counter.

      Copyright

      Smash and Grab

      Copyright © Joe Albanese 2018

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      First eBook Edition March 2018

      Warning: the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages for review purposes.

      This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to any person, living or dead, any place, events or occurrences, is purely coincidental. The characters and story lines are created from the author’s imagination and are used fictitiously.

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      Part 1

      He waited.

      The car radio was tuned to a Classic Rock station, low enough not to disturb Kenny’s concentration as he watched the convenience store’s entrance. He heard the mellow guitar of Dear Mr. Fantasy begin to play.

      A couple came out of the store and Kenny’s eyes moved with them. The man handed his wife a plastic bag and then bent to tie his shoe on the brick flowerbed.

      The couple got in their car and drove off.

      When they were gone, there was only one car besides Kenny’s in the parking lot, lonesome in a designated employee spot.

      Kenny walked into the store with the hood of his black hoodie over his head. His sunglasses covered a good portion of his face.

      Inside, he picked a pack of gum off the rack and placed it on the counter for the cashier to ring up. The cashier, Wick, was a couple years younger than Kenny, not even old enough to drink.

      The guitar solo of Dear Mr. Fantasy played over the convenience store speakers, loud enough to keep customers company, low enough not to disturb them.

      That will be seventy-five cents, Wick said.

      Kenny held out a five-dollar bill.

      Wick pounded a key on the register with his middle knuckle and it banged open.

      Kenny held out a bill. Wick reached out to grab it, but Kenny’s hand grabbed Wick instead. Kenny’s hand held Wick there, half-over the counter. In an instant, a brick smashed against the side of Wick’s head.

      He went down. Hard.

      Kenny hopped over the counter and one of his feet landed on Wick’s motionless body. He took a small plastic bag with blue print that read Snacks n’ Such that would have been for his purchases, had he actually bought anything, and filled it with the cash from the open register. He even lifted the till, where the big bills hid, and took those as well.

      Kenny had no time or empathy for the condition of Wick’s body by his feet. But he did have plenty of time for browsing. He ran his forefinger over the cigarette cartons until he found the Newports—his brand—and stuffed them in the bag as well. Then Kenny rolled back over the counter and double-timed it out the front door.

      The ding of the bell signaled the

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