A review by francomega
The Never-Open Desert Diner by James Anderson

4.0

A review led me to believe that this was more noir than it is. It is noir-ish--a lot of the elements in place, plus a suitably nowhere desert locale. It's about a lonely, down-on-his-luck truck driver who stumbles upon a mysterious woman in an abandoned house along his anonymous desert route. And the most expensive cello in the world.

The writing is terrific and the story builds to a tense climax. It's probably more melancholy than noir, but there's nothing wrong with that.