Opening Shots: The Cold Spot

Chase was laughing with the others during the poker game when his grandfather threw down his cards, took a deep pull on his beer, and with no expression at all shot Walcroft in the head.


The Cold Spot
by Tom Piccirilli
(Bantam, 2008)

("Opening Shots" is a new feature here at Secret Dead Blog where I post the opening line or two of a novel. Check back every Monday for more. The "Monday Moment of Noir" and "Hardboiled Fridays" will most likely resume in September. Maybe.)