Monday, April 30, 2007

"Number 19" by Naomi Hirahara

From: Los Angeles Noir, ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books, 2007.

After visiting a spa in L.A.'s Koreatown, Ann, a waitress, becomes curious about her masseuse, identified only as Number 19. After a rejuvenating salt scrub, Ann wants to make sure Number 19 receives all her tip money. What begins as curiosity and earnest concern ends badly for Ann, but worse for the spa manager she confronts.

1 comment:

Daniel A. Olivas said...

Excellent. My review of "Los Angeles Noir" appears today on The Elegant Variation and I mention "Number 19" too:

http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/2007/05/guest_review_la.html