Cold Skin Author:Steven Herrick Cowards don't always hide. — Sometimes, they're so gutless — they need to stand out. — Eddie doesn't want to go to school; he wants to work in the mines. But his dad won't go down to the coal pits, and he won't let his sons go either. Nothing much happens in the town of Burruga except for fights at the pub. Then one Fri... more »day night a girl is found dead by the river, and every man in town comes under suspicion. Eddie is drawn into secrets and a bitter struggle for revenge.
A teen's first love, sexual awakening, murder, cowardice, vengeance, and forgiveness...these are the powerful ingredients for Steven Herrick's gutsiest book yet. Herrick deftly reveals a cast of vivid characters in this chilling story of malice, power, and the courage to forgive.« less