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Killshot
416 pages
A dread-soaked crime thriller where an ordinary couple must outwit two relentless killers when the law fails them.
What it feels like
This propulsive crime thriller plunges readers into a dread-soaked atmosphere where ordinary lives violently collide with the criminal underworld. Set against the isolated, unhelpful backdrop of middle-of-nowhere Michigan, the narrative builds relentless suspense as an everyday husband and wife find themselves hunted by a pair of vengeful, mismatched hitmen. The tone is gritty and tense, focusing on the terrifying realization that the authorities cannot protect you when the chips are down. The prose drives the reader forward toward an inevitable, high-stakes confrontation, capturing the desperate emotional arc of survival against impossible odds. It is a perfect read for fans of hard-hitting suspense who enjoy stories about everyday people forced to take lethal matters into their own hands.
- Mood
- menacing
- isolated
- dread-soaked
- high-stakes
- Tone
- gritty
- tense
- cynical
- urgent
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- ordinary people in peril · inescapable danger · limits of the law · survival and retaliation
- The writing
- Sharp, gritty, and relentlessly paced, focusing on the raw tension of a deadly cat-and-mouse game.
- The arc
- Moves from the sudden shock of unexpected danger to a prolonged, nerve-wracking desperation, culminating in a do-or-die confrontation.
- Who it's for
- Devoured by fans of hardboiled crime fiction and suspense thrillers who love seeing everyday people pushed to their absolute limits.
Content notes
- gun violence
- extortion
- murder threats
About the book
It’s not Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne’s fault that they were in the real estate office when a pair of thugs walked in with extortion on their minds. But as far as aging Ojibway Indian hit man Armand Degas is concerned, the Colsons are going to have to pay dearly for seeing too much... and for the damage Wayne inflicted on Armand and his sicko partner Richie Nix with a tire iron. The cops here in middle-of-nowhere Michigan can’t help Carmen and Wayne out, and the best the Feds can offer is the Witness Protection Program. So ultimately it’s going to have to come down to one wife, one husband, two killers... and one lethal shot.
Description from Open Library.
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