This collection showcases a wide variety of plans gone sideways — private eyes getting stuck on cases they really don’t want to take, petty criminals getting in over their heads, law enforcement professionals on the wrong side of the bars, and upstanding citizens finding themselves to be not so law-abiding after all.These stories are as varied as they are excellent — there are light-hearted tales to make you smile, literary pieces that challenge the definition of crime writing, and realistic portraits of difficult and disturbing decisions. Whatever your tastes, I’m sure you’ll find something to enjoy here and maybe something to surprise you. Table of ContentsThe Way to a Man's Heart by Gary CahillA Week Abroad by Tom WardThe High Road by Sarah M. ChenInterview Room C by Josh MacLeodHostage by Tekla Dennison MillerTrouble's Bruin by Laird LongThree Times a Killer by Michael HaynesPolly Wants by Kou K. NelsonHazard Pay by Nick AndreychukThe Woman Who Rowed Away by Tom SwofferThe Uninvited Spook by C. D. ReimerBut Not Forgotten by by Martin Roy HillThe Little Outlaw by Mike Miner