The Cold Friction of Iron: A Novel of Legacy, Blood, and the High Cost of Modern Duty
CHAPTER 1: THE WEIGHT OF LEAD The thumb-joint was the first thing to yield. It didn’t pop—not yet—’but the canvas of the active-duty camouflage jacket strained against the veteran’s left palm until the weave hummed. Miller didn’t look up at the fluorescent fixtures, though their flat white glare cast oily reflections across his plastic meal…