Ten remarkably diverse short stories filled with scheming characters, unexpected twists, and writing that'll sneak up on you from the Edgar Award winning crime novelist. "A good short story is like a punch from a prize fighter-it comes at you fast, delivers an impact, and leaves you stunned. There's no one in our business who does this better than David Housewright. In great story after great story, he proves himself a master of the art of short fiction. This is a collection that should be on every reader's bookshelf." -William Kent Krueger, NY Times Bestselling Author of the Cork O'Connor series A reformed newspaper reporter and ad man, David Housewright has published 16 crime novels including PENANCE (winner 1996 Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America), and PRACTICE TO DECEIVE, JELLY'S GOLD, and CURSE OF THE JADE LILY-all winners of the Minnesota Book Award. He was elected President of the Private Eye Writers of America in 2014.