My new book, A Piece of Work is a noirish detective story that takes place in New York City in 1959. The protagonist Lee Linville is one-time investigator turned drug addict. Lee is asked by his former boss, lawyer William Fullerton, to find the runaway daughter of one of Fullerton's rich client.One of features in the book is William Fullerton's 1959 Cadillac. Here is a short excerpt.
His attention was caught by a car horn. He turned to see Bill Fullerton pulling up in his Cadillac. He had never seen Bill’s new car. It was a teal colored 2-door convertible, with whitewall tires and huge tailfins on the back making it resemble a rocket ship more than an automobile. The car had a grill in back as well as in front, and on the fins were dual bullet tail lights. The Caddy was long and low and sleek. It was a thing of beauty.
Lee leaned over and looked through the passenger window. Bill sat behind the steering wheel. The passenger window lowered. Fullerton gave Linville a brief glance, looked straight ahead and waved Lee to get in. Lee opened the door and got in. The car had power brakes, power steering, automatic transmission, back-up lamps and two-speed wipers. The interior of the vehicle was the same teal as the exterior. It had power windows, a two-way power seat and an armrest in the middle of the front seat. It was plush. Lee had never sat in a car this luxurious. It was nicer than a lot of apartments in New York.
“Nice car,” Lee said.
For the remainder of the drive neither men said barely a word. The Caddy offered a smooth ride.
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