Sixteen thrilling short stories (15 brand new) from an award-winning author of mystery and suspense: “Hard Blows”—A prosecutor must deal with an ex-con coming after his family. “The Killers (Allison’s Version)”—Lawyer Allison Culbertson encounters ruthless killers in a diner. “Stranger in a Strange Band”— A man with a horrible secret tries to start over under a new name in another city but finds he can’t run from his past. “Why the Hearse Horse Snickers”—A killer stalks a sleazy divorce lawyer who deserves what’s coming to him. “The Bullet Fee”—Lawyer Wyatt Blake hopes his beautiful client is innocent of using a deadly butterfly hairpin as a murder weapon. “Must Be Murder”—A college professor who witnesses a murder while teaching her online class discovers no one believes her. “The Planted Gun”—A planted gun implicates an innocent (but dead) man. Is it too late for the cop who killed him to clear the man’s name? “The Spy in the Suitcase”—A “honey trap” leads to a dead spy in a suitcase. “Inquest for a D.A.”—District Attorney Wyatt Blake faces an inquest into the suspicious death of his wife. “The Secret Legacy”—A chilling secret hidden in a safe deposit box is worth going to jail over.