Lambs of God / Patricia Abbott --
Day after tomorrow / Richard Aleas --
Hansel, Gretel, and the witch / Gary Alexander --
Preparations / Tasha Alexander --
Thunder at the horizon / Charles Ardai --
Fortune / Erik Arneson --
One person's clutter / Albert Ashforth --
Fightin' man / N. J. Ayres --
Break-in / Eric Beetner --
Once upon a time in the woods / Raymond Benson --
Job opening / John Billheimer --
The chair / Peter Blauner --
Sucker's bet / James O. Born --
Get the confession / Jay Brandon --
Piece of cake / R. Thomas Brown --
What you wish for / C.E. Lawrence --
Where's dad? / Peter Cannon --
They'll call me whistlin' Pete / Chuck Caruso --
The bunny / William E. Chambers --
The banyan tree / Joe Clifford --
Acknowledgments / Christopher Coake --
The terminal / Reed Farrel Coleman --
The ant who carried stones / David Corbett --
Watch the skies / Bill Crider --
A foolproof plan / Bruce DeSilva --
A tree in Texas / Jo Dereske --
Next right / Sean Doolittle --
The professional / Brendan DuBois --
The promise / Warren C. Easley --
A student of history / Gerald Elias --
Wolfe on the roof / Loren D. Estleman --
Hit me / Christa Faust --
Beneath the bridge / Lyndsay Faye --
The girl who loved French films / Christopher Fowler --
David to Goliath / Matthew C. Funk --
The one who got away / Jim Fusilli --
Halloween / Carolina Garcia Aguilera --
The old gal / Gregory Gibson / --
Lost cat / Ron Goulart --
Sunday in the park with Sarge / Chris Grabenstein --
The pledge / Parnell Hall --
Games people play / Bruce Harris --
Built with love / Jamie Harrison --
The gun with two triggers / Rob W. Hart --
Blindfolded / John Harvin --
Present company / Michael Haynes --
The Einstein divorce / Gar Anthony Haywood --
Fringe benefit / Jeremiah Healy --
AKA / Steve Hockensmith --
Hijackers / Chuck Hogan --
Full bloom / Wendy Hornsby --
The blackmailers wanted more / David Housewright --
Nothing left to lose / Dana C. Kabel --
In the hours before her death / Michael Kardos --
Arson and old luce / Marvin Kaye --
Daddy's girl / Nicola Kennington --
Countdown / John Kenyon --
ATM: Get cash inside / Jonathon King --
Testimony / Andre Klavan --
Losing my religion / K. A. Laity --
The tenth notch / Jon Land --
The ear / Joe R. Lansdale --
The imperfect detective / Janice Law --
Michael Coalhouse / Adrian McKinty --
Slow roasted / M.B. Manteufel --
Saturday night live / Paul Newman --
Dealer sets price / Tom Pitts --
Death buys a burger / Stephen D. Rogers --
Hail, Tiger! / Cindy Rosmus --
Death by sobriety / J. M. Vogel --
A Russian storm / Andrew Waters --
Hell's belle / Jim Wilsky.
