{"id":111,"date":"2016-03-15T18:42:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T18:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecrimefactory.com\/freight-novella-to-launch-in-melbourne-the-crime-factory\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:41:48","slug":"freight-novella-to-launch-in-melbourne-the-crime-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecrimefactory.com\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"FREIGHT  By Ed Kurtz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Freight<\/em> is an intense and gripping Single Shot novella by Texan author Ed Kurtz.<\/p>\n<p>The story follows Enoch and Doc, two down-and-out men working as railway brakemen in an impoverished Texas town. What seemed like a simple heist\u2014stealing copper wire off a train in the middle of the night\u2014quickly turns into a nightmare. 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