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The Executioner
William Colts is no stranger to prisons. He has been a Corrections Officer for fifteen years. Tonight is his first night serving on Death Row at the newest prison in the country-- Desolation Hill. Tonight he will help put a man to death in the most state of the art "humane" method the state has yet devised. He will achieve something he has been waiting years to fix; he will settle a longstanding score. There are three rules on Desolation Hill's Death Row: On Desolation Hill, if a prisoner steps out of line, he doesn't go to the cooler. Dead men never get the chance to meet their makers. Nosy Corrections Officers who ask too many questions, don’t live to tell the tale. As Colts goes about the routine preparations for the night's execution, several questions come to mind. What is the door behind the chair for? What is this "humane" method his partner talks about, and just who is the Executioner?
Most importantly, will he be able to go the whole night without seeming too nosy? It seems that his life depends upon it.
Most importantly, will he be able to go the whole night without seeming too nosy? It seems that his life depends upon it.
16 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 11, 2012
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April 17, 2017
Colts wants to get this job on Death Row in a new environmentally friendly prison so he can be involved in killing a man who killed a member of his family. But something odd is happening at the prison. Why is everyone so scared of going into the death chamber? Why are no questions allowed? What exactly happens when the prisoner is left there? Colts is about to find out.
I quite liked this one. You can understand the motivation of Colts. Plenty people would want to be there when the murderer of someone they love is put to death and some may feel better to be legally involved in that death. I liked his partner, who guesses why he wants the job that others are scared to do and he tries to warn Colts not to start getting nosy or it could be the death of him. I liked the way the story was set up, showing the fear in everyone who had to enter the chamber to execute the prisoner and how quickly they want to get out of there. I had a few ideas through the story about what was behind the door that everyone kept looking at, but I won't tell you what is was in case I spoil things for you. The ending as well is just my thing!
This was a nice horror/thriller without the need for gore. The characters are nicely developed, the plot moves swiftly and the tension is gradually turned up as the execution looms. I wonder if this could be the future of Death Row executions...
I quite liked this one. You can understand the motivation of Colts. Plenty people would want to be there when the murderer of someone they love is put to death and some may feel better to be legally involved in that death. I liked his partner, who guesses why he wants the job that others are scared to do and he tries to warn Colts not to start getting nosy or it could be the death of him. I liked the way the story was set up, showing the fear in everyone who had to enter the chamber to execute the prisoner and how quickly they want to get out of there. I had a few ideas through the story about what was behind the door that everyone kept looking at, but I won't tell you what is was in case I spoil things for you. The ending as well is just my thing!
This was a nice horror/thriller without the need for gore. The characters are nicely developed, the plot moves swiftly and the tension is gradually turned up as the execution looms. I wonder if this could be the future of Death Row executions...
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