cover image A Killing Frost

A Killing Frost

Michael A. Black. Five Star (ME), $25.95 (287pp) ISBN 978-0-7862-4309-9

Police officer and short story writer Michael A. Black likewise brings authenticity to A Killing Frost: A Ron Shade Novel. A search for a missing fianc , who turns up floating dead in a canal, leads Chicago PI Ron Shade into far more trouble than he bargained for in this assured debut in the classic hard-boiled tradition, which boasts blurbs from Sara Paretsky and Andrew Vachss.