The Get Back

by William Butler

A short story by William Butler, author of the novels Bang and The House of Balestrom. Megan and her father want revenge against the man who killed Megan's mother.

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First published December 5, 2010

About the author

William is a low key writer who never stops writing. He was born in Morehead City, NC. He moved around a lot as a child living in various places such as NY, GA, FL, VA, until his family settled back in NC, where he lives now. He runs the blog Bang Noir and writes articles for examnier.com. His debut novel, Bang, a noir suspense novel, was published in December 2010. His other works include: The House of Balestrom, Time of the Season, Smoking Gun (the sequel to Bang) and Agatha Christie inspired novel Nine to Dine.

Reviews

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hmph. Could have potential.

A wheelchair-bound man is seeking retribution for his late wife's death. He, however, wants his young daughter to do the shooting instead of himself. That part was definitely (Urban Dictionary) sketchy.

The ending, while I won't tell what that was, wasn't bad.

[Cathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a (free) Kindle download.

I'm not sure I understood the point of this short story. It involves a man (crippled in the accident that killed his wife) and an obviously young daughter. They hold captive the man believed to be the drunk driver who caused the accident.