“It wasn’t the first time he’d died, but it was the first time he’d been murdered.”
That was the winning opening line in the category of ‘Best First Sentence In A Book” at ThrillerFest this month (July 2016) in New York. It was written by Sheila English, a writer of supernatural suspense, science fiction, non-fiction, and young adult.
Congratulations, Sheila!
That is a fabulous line!! I wish I’d written that too 😀
Yes,, it’s a great one alright! I love it!
It’s an absolutely brilliant line Jack. Who wouldn’t want to read more after that great hook? Well done Sheila!
Brilliant. Don’t we all wish we’d written that line? —– Suzanne
What a brilliant hook for a first sentence. Deserved to be a winner.
Agree!