I snapped four shots of Stephen Kilbourne with the Polaroid his wife had given me. He made such a gruesome sight lying on the hardwood floor that I wondered if I’d overdone it. I set the pictures aside, tucking one in my coat pocket for a little insurance. For the pièce de résistance, I fired three shots from Kilbourne’s old .357 into his sofa, coffee table, and expensive hardwood floor. Mrs. Kilbourne would probably scream bloody murder.
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James R. Winter lives in Cincinnati with his wife. Like Kepler, he works for an insurance company. Unlike Kepler, he’s not a consultant. His work has appeared in Plots With Guns, Judas, Nefarious, Hardluck Stories, Thrilling Detective, and the3rdegree.com. His first novel is being hammered into shape for some nice agent or editor. Go buy it when it’s out so his coworkers can get some peace by not having him work with them.