First published 2021
The characters in these twenty-two crime stories face a universal question: what happens when you get another shot at evening the score? Each protagonist confronts someone who wronged them. The ex who cheated. The friend who betrayed. The boss who destroyed their career. Now they have tools at their disposal. Maps become weapons. Tape recorders capture secrets. Disguises hide intentions. One character even turns a banana into an instrument of payback. The authors craft tales where ordinary people cross lines they never thought they would. Murder enters many of these equations because the writers specialize in crime fiction. The stories move fast with sharp turns and unexpected endings. Some characters find redemption. Others discover that revenge costs more than they bargained for. All of them learn that second chances carry their own dangers.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, revenge
290 pages · Paperback · Down & Out Books