Excerpt from my new novel "The House On V Road"

As soon as he turned his truck up the driveway John noticed that the lights on the second floor of the house were out. “I could have sworn I left those on,” he thought to himself, “Maybe not, it’s been a long day. No I was sure I’d left the lights on throughout the house.” The feeling of dread began to creep over him once again but he shook it off to being over tired. Then Tommy asked, “Dad wasn’t my light on when we left?” “I don’t know Tommy,” John answered calmly, “Was it?” “I thought so,” he said, “Dad I’m tired.” “Yeah me too,” Simmons responded, “Let’s get a good night’s sleep and see if everything looks brighter in the morning.”

   Before going into the house Simmons reached under the front seat of the Explorer and removed the .38 revolver that he’d put there when they left L.A.  John tucked the pistol securely in his waistband after getting out of the truck.. The sheriff’s warning had touched a nerve in him.