The Cool Room

by Clifford Beck

This novel is based on a twenty-year-old criminal case from the author’s hometown. South of the New York State Adirondacks lays a small town on the edge of non-existence. Near the center of town is Frank’s Funeral Home, and has been in business for as long as the town’s people can remember. But Frank is harboring a secret. In spite of the town’s shrinking population, Frank’s income is falling and as a result, has been forced to engage in an ill-fated plan. Under the threatening eye...