The Cold Spot

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.

Raised by his feared con-man grandfather, Jonah, as a getaway driver, Chase strikes out on his own and goes on the straight and narrow after falling in love with Lila, a beguiling deputy sheriff, until tragedy strikes, and a vengeful Chase turns to his hated grandfather to help teach him the killing skills he needs. Original.

Chase, grandson of a feared con man, goes on the straight and narrow after falling in love with Lila, a deputy sheriff, until tragedy strikes, and a vengeful Chase turns to his hated grandfather to help teach him how to be a killer.

Tom Piccirilli is the author of twenty novels including The Cold Spot, The Midnight Road, The Dead Letters, Headstone City, November Mourns, and A Choir of Ill Children. He's a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award and has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, and Le Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire.