Twenty terrific, titillating tales from masters of the genre to distinguished newcomers.

• BLIND LEMON by Doug Allyn
• HOT SPRINGS by James Crumley
• THE WEEKENDER by Jeffery Deaver
• THE DARK SNOW by Brendan DuBois
• THE SURPRISE OF HIS LIFE by Elizabeth George
• EYES THAT NEVER MEET by Jeremiah Healy
• ANOTHER TENTED EVENING by Melodie Johnson Howe
• THE MARK by Pat Jordan
• THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE by Jonathan Kellerman
• LOU MONAHAN, COUNTY PROSECUTOR by Andrew Klavan
• KAREN MAKES OUT by Elmore Leonard
• RED CLAY by Michael Malone
• MRS. FEELEY IS QUITE MAD by Mabel Maney
• WILL YOU ALWAYS LOVE ME? by Joyce Carol Oates
• WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY by George Pelecanos
• HOOPS by S.J. Rozan
• DOBLIN'S LECTURE by Allen Steele
• KINDRED SPIRITS by Brad Watson
• THERE ARE MONSTERIM by John Weisman
• UNLAWFUL CONTACT by Monica Wood