Stephen Hunter

Steve Giardino, an abrasive workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife Jackie divorce after twenty-six years of marriage and find themselves thrust back into the dating world in middle age and in search of a new life.

When the peaceful Morris family move to a small town and buy the town grocery store, they run afoul of the Cullen family. The Cullen's have been bullying the town's folk for years, and now they are harassing the Morris family every chance they get. Matt meanwhile meets and starts seeing a lot of Becky who also likes him. Unfortunately her last name is Cullen, and when the rest of the family finds out about their relationship, they decide to get even, and their harassment is elevated to vicious assault.

Après la mort supposée de son mari, Adrienne replonge un peu plus profondément dans le passé de celui-ci. Au fur et à mesure de ses investigations, elle en vient à penser avoir été trahie.

La police, convaincue que Laurie a assassiné l'ex-épouse de son mari, jette la jeune femme en prison. Elle a beau clamer son innocence, le juge la condamne à dix ans de réclusion. William Bryson, un journaliste qui a assisté au procès, ne se satisfait pas du verdict. Il reprend l'enquête à son compte, rend visite à tous les témoins, renoue tous les fils et découvre, effaré, que Laurie est bien innocente et qu'elle a été victime d'un véritable complot, ourdi par la police. En prison, Laurie s'est éprise du frère de l'une de ses codétenues, Nick. Persuadée de ne jamais obtenir la révision de son procès, elle prépare son évasion avec l'aide de son amant.

A child is traumatized when his father, a stuntman, dies in an attempt to go over Niagara Falls. Later, his mother meets and marries a truck driver, and things seem to be going OK. Then the new husband's creepy brother shows up, and the boy begins to get a sense that neither of the brothers is quite what they claim to be.

A woman with cancer seeks the assistance of her daughter in fulfilling her last wish - a wish to die with dignity.

Fact-based story of an idealistic single dad who discovers that his beloved Native American adopted son is afflicted with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and complicates his life with the woman who becomes his wife.

Horror anthology with segments entitled: "See No Evil", "The Intruder", "Have a Nice Day" and "The Good Samaritan".