A Handful Of Dust — Harry Shannon

The monster known as Pike is a hit man. One warm Nevada night he is summoned to a tiny ghost town to interview a new client. Has Pike met his match? This tale, from the best-selling anthology Top Suspense, first appeared in Hardluck Stories. It is also featured in the authors Stoker-nominated collection "A Host of Shadows."

Harry Shannon is the author of The Mick Callahan thrillers and a number of other crime, mystery and horror novels. He is a member of Top Suspense Group.