22 standalone tales of deceit, revenge, greed, and jealousy from crime fiction master Jim Winter. Visit the dying steel city of Monticello and see its dark underbelly up close. Find out what horrific secrets lurk in the idyllic surroundings of a Cincinnati suburb. Come to Dublin and find out why it's not good to cross Paddy, pimp and fixer to the stars who favor Ireland's largest city. Ask yourself what you'd do if a bully drove your daughter to suicide or a doctor's stock portfolio killed your sister.
It's all here, along with the answer to the burning question "Who is that guy in the Poe story 'A Cask of Amontillado' talking to, anyway?"