The Cold Spot, Tom Piccirilli
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The Cold Spot

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 6 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/16/2010


Synopsis

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 strongwilled 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 lifeuntil tragedy hits, and he must reenter the dark world of grifters and crooks. Now Chase is out for revenge, and hell have to turn to the one man he hates most in the world. Only Jonah can teach Chase how to become a stonecold 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.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by KBH on 2009-08-12 09:12:30

I bought this book because it was a 2009 Edgar Award finalist for the best paperback novel. Basically, young man with tragic childhood grows to be a decent man until a new tragedy strikes, at which point he seeks vengeance. It's not a bad book. It's fairly well written, the plot is fairly engaging, but, for me, Chase didn't ring true. Piccirilli doesn't do a good job making the reader believe in Chase's emotions--not when he's miserable, not when he's in anguish, and not when he's euphoric. Chase will reappear in a new book. I hope he's a better developed character by then.