What's a guy to do when he lives under a bridge and has an unquenchable thirst for martinis? Kill for cash. So goes the logic at the heart of Old and Cold, leading to a spree of hits that are sometimes perfectly executed, sometimes messy, always set against the backdrop of San Francisco's beaches, bars and murky darkened streets. Told at breakneck speed in a bravura voice, this novel is Jim Nisbet's finest work yet. A tough and tender love letter to a city's underbelly, this is a shockingly funny tale of suspense that won't let readers go until the very last page.