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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


The Cold Spot

The Cold Spot, May 2008
by Tom Piccirilli

Bantam
320 pages
ISBN: 0553590847
EAN: 9780553590845
Paperback
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"Tons of emotion and suspense are packed into this fast-paced crime thriller."

Fresh Fiction Review

The Cold Spot
Tom Piccirilli

Reviewed by Stacey Herman
Posted April 14, 2008

Thriller Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Chase is a young man with a diploma from the School of Hard Knocks. After the tragic deaths of both of his parents, he ended up being raised by his renegade grandfather Jonah. Jonah is a hardened criminal who's made a life out of putting together strings of thieves to pull off heists. He's cold, heartless and has no value for human life. After Chase witnesses Jonah make a kill in cold blood, Chase decides to vanish and make a new life for himself. Chase makes his way to Mississippi where works as a "grease monkey" and a getaway driver. His ability to soup-up a car is legendary. He gets involved in some small heists. When one goes mildly wrong, he's apprehended by a very cute, local cop -- Lila. Lila is on to him and his ways but is still smitten. The two end up marrying and Chase tries to live the straight life until Lila falls victim to the low- life thieves Chase used to run with. Suddenly, he's thrust into his old nasty, underground world in an effort to solve a new crime, on his terms and with the help of his hardened grandfather. Tom Piccirilli's writing style is refreshing. He knows how to pack a lot of description, emotion and suspense into a short, pithy sentence. This book is about as fast-paced a Chase's souped-up getaway cars. The reader makes off with the "goods" in this read because it's a gem.

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SUMMARY

Chase was raised as a getaway driver by his grandfather, Jonah, a con man feared by even the hardened career criminals who make up his crew. But when Jonah crosses the line and murders one of his own, Chase goes solo, stealing cars and pulling scores across the country….And then he meets Lila, a strong-willed deputy sheriff with a beguiling smile who shows him what love can be. Chase is on the straight and narrow for the first time in his life— until tragedy hits, and he must reenter the dark world of grifters and crooks. Now Chase is out for revenge—and he’ll have to turn to the one man he hates most in the world. Only Jonah can teach Chase how to become a stone- cold killer. But even as the two men work together, Chase knows that their unresolved past will eventually lead them to a showdown of their own.


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