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Night Shift, Waffle House: Stories from the American Back Roads
Paperback
Series: American Collection, Book 2
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 7 2026
Pages: 244
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Out on the back roads and county lines, trouble doesn't announce itself-it just shows up and waits.
In Night Shift, Waffle House, Michael delivers a hard-edged collection of short crime fiction where every story cuts quick and deep. These are tales of worn-down deputies, stubborn ranchers, unlucky drifters, and ordinary people caught in moments that change everything. A missing gun. A late-night diner. A quiet favor that turns into something else.
From the dark humor of Breakfast for a Burglar and One Riot, Lightly Used, to the slow-burn tension of The County Line and Last Bus to Amarillo, each story drops you into a single moment-and doesn't let you look away.
There are no wasted words here. No easy endings. Just sharp dialogue, hard choices, and the kind of truth that lingers after the last line.
Perfect for fans of Craig Johnson, C.J. Box, and Elmore Leonard, this collection proves one thing:
Sometimes the shortest stories leave the deepest marks.
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