Deleted bits, and actual bits….

for the first time, I actually kept file of deleted bits from THE COLD EYE. Hey, waste not, want for something to post, not. Or something.

She was reminded suddenly of old Abraham, who had taught them how to find trouble at the table. “A player too focused on the game has too much to lose,” the old ex-slave had said, stern as a judge. “You be wary of anyone who won’t look up and meet your eyes.”

Gabriel had looked into her eyes, first off.

And now you can look at a snippet of what IS in the book…