Night in Jersey: A Crime Short

A couple of losers trip the light fantastic on a Friday night in the Jersey suburbs. And someone is gonna pay.(Note: "Night in Jersey" is a short story. It is also available in the author's 10-story collection, Daggyland #3.)* * *The housing crisis sent Vinnie to the can. Now he's out, with no prospects, no job, and an unfortunate amount of time on his hands.When his next-door neighbor, Vic, asks him to take a little ride on a Friday night, Vinnie tags along. Because why not?It's a small errand. No big whoop.Everyone has memories of nights in our youth that went on forever. A night of bad decisions and even worse friends.Will this night ever end?* * *"D'Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books." -Bookviews Joseph D'Agnese is a journalist and author who has written for children and adults alike. He's been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, Discover, and other national publications.In a career spanning more than twenty years, his work has been honored with awards in three vastly different areas-science journalism, children's literature, and mystery fiction.His science articles have twice appeared in the anthology Best American Science Writing.His children's book, Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci, was an honoree for the Mathical Book Prize-the first-ever prize for math-themed children's books.One of his crime stories won the 2015 Derringer Award for short mystery fiction. Another of his stories was selected by mega-bestselling author James Patterson for inclusion in the prestigious annual anthology, Best American Mystery Stories 2015.D'Agnese's crime fiction has appeared in Shotgun Honey, Plots with Guns, Beat to a Pulp, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.D'Agnese lives in North Carolina with his wife, the New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan (The Girls of Atomic City).