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AFTER THE FEDORA is a noir suspense thriller with comedic overtones. The sequel to THE FAT LADY SINGS is set in the present day with a tip of the missing fedora to the classic lone wolf detective. Sports betting private investigator Byroan Dexter is knocked out by a home run ball. He wakes in the hospital to find that the street musician that sang over him there has disappeared with Byroan's fedora. Persuaded by a stack of cash and a choke hold that nearly renders him unconscious again, Byroan sets out to find the street musician and get back the fedora.

Russ Meyer has had a varied career working in the post office, farm, foundry, delivery. He has owned and managed repair and retail businesses. He is one of Minnesota's first NASCAR stock car season championship drivers. Russ trained for screenwriting with Dan Decker, Durrell Royce Crays, and Steve Larson. He is a member of Film Independent, Minnesota Screenwriters Workshop, Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum, and FilmNorth. Two of his short scripts have been made into award nominated films. He specializes in thrillers and absurd comedies. His scripts have received accolades from the Nicholls, Austin, Script Pipeline, Contest of Contest Winners, and many others. His screenplays have won fourteen screenplay contests. A fan of the classic film noir detectives, he has written several present-day PI stories. The Fat Lady Sings was the first novella. Now comes the sequel After The Fedora. What's next for Russ? Jenna's Gone, his modern western thriller, is in preproduction as an independent production. His sci-fi thriller A Little Favor is becoming a graphic novel. After that . . .