Backshot By Tom Piccirilli Hardcover 1587673207 9781587673207 Horror Backshot Only one gig had gone bad in Royces twenty year career, but it had ended just about as badly as possible, with his back broken and him in jail. A specialist said it would be a year before hed walk again, if then. Royce took this news as a personal challenge and let his concentration begin to harden. He fixed his will and figured hed be on his feet in six months. He set a clock inside his head and started the countdown. At night, when everyone else was asleep, Royce practiced with the two inch blade he had smuggled in with him. Hed always been good with a knife. Now Royce just had to get back on his feet and stay alive, and then he could have his revenge

Thomas Piccirilli May 27 1965 July 11 2015 was an American novelist and short story writer Piccirilli sold over 150 stories in the mystery thriller horror erotica and science fiction fields He was a two time winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback Original 2008 2010 He was a four time winner of the Bram Stoker Award He was also a finalist for the 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Award given by the Mystery Writers of America a final nominee for the Fantasy Award and the winner of the first Bram Stoker Award given in the category of Best Poetry Collection Thomas Piccirilli May 27 1965 July 11 2015 was an American novelist and short story writer Piccirilli sold over 150 stories in the mystery thriller horror erotica and science fiction fields He was a two time winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback Original 2008 2010 He was a four time winner of the Bram Stoker Award He was also a finalist for the 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Award given by the Mystery Writers of America a final nominee for the Fantasy Award and the winner of the first Bram Stoker Award given in the category of Best Poetry Collection site_link Only one gig had gone bad in Royce s twenty year career but it had ended just about as badly as possible with his back broken and him in jail A specialist said it would be a year before he d walk again if then Royce took this news as a personal challenge and let his concentration begin to harden He fixed his will and figured he d be on his feet in six months He set a clock inside his head and started the countdown At night when everyone else was asleep Royce practiced with the two inch blade he had smuggled in with him He d always been good with a knife Now Royce just had to get back on his feet and stay alive and then he could have his revenge BackshotA nice story with a little twist 1587673207 This is one of 750 copies initialed by Tom Piccirilli 1587673207 An excellent short noir revenge novella 1587673207 Like so many Piccirilli stories Backshot is about the way the past haunts and drives us and how we struggle and often fail to kick free of its influence It features the terse style of many of his later novels and the criminal characters he found fascinating A fast affecting read 1587673207 Nothing needs to be said bout this book other than it is another great short novel from the always great Tom Piccirilli 1587673207

Backshot By Tom Piccirilli

1587673207

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Another great piece of modern noir from the late great Tom Piccirilli Fits very nicely with backshot 1903 yet is a wonderful read on its own 1587673207 A few decades after the first book this once picks up with the grandson Who is in jail for robbery and was shot in the back by a guy who worked with him Go figure 1587673207 .