Every week I’ll feature a sample from a Kindle book.
Title: Block (from the short story collection Bloodstains on the Wall)
Author: Mike Dennis
Price: 99¢
CHAPTER ONE
I took one look around the room before I walked out. It was like any one of thousands of identical Holiday Inn rooms, except for the sheets and pillows torn to pieces.
And the bloodstains on the wall.
I put the body in the trunk before going back inside to wash up and clean off my hunting knife. It was a good thing it got dark early this time of year. I’d've hated to have to do it in broad daylight, even though I wrapped her in the hotel bedspread. I could dump her in the woods on old Highway 10 south of town on the way home. This way the animals could have a feast and I could get home in time for dinner.
The bitch shouldn’t've said those things to me.
***
I noticed the leaves in the driveway as I pulled in, as well as the trashcans still sitting on the curb. What the hell was I paying Dougie his allowance for, anyway? Karen kept saying, “Oh, he’s only seven years old. He’ll learn.” Sure, he’ll learn. He’ll learn somebody else’d do these chores if he didn’t.
The second I opened the door, I was hit with the irresistible aroma of something garlicky cooking in the kitchen. I just loved that smell.
“Honey, I’m home!”
3 comments
Comment by Mike Dennis on May 1, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Mary Pat–Thanks very much for running the excerpt. I’ve posted a notice about it on my own website. Check it out.
Comment by Jessica on May 2, 2011 at 11:32 pm
I have read all of Mike’s published work and he seems to be going from strength to strength. Mike has the ability to creating convincing characters but never at the expense of plot. Turnarounds are the norm in Dennis territory where nothing is as it seems. Great stuff. Waiting for more from this author.