TEMPERS FLARE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT……And the wrong move, the wrong word, even the wrong look can set off any man or woman already driven past their boiling point. A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, edited by bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, features 20 stories of people dealing with not just the torrid weather, but all different kinds of heat. From a retired police chief pitching in on a missing dog report that leads to him solving a murder to...

A secret spy ring is sent to unmask a terror network planning mass destruction in the New York Times–bestselling author's compelling short thriller.Retired Colonel James J. Peterson is head of a covert—and illegal—intelligence-gathering operation known as IAS. When he's briefed on a national security threat that could unleash a weapon capable of "significant damage", there seem to be more questions than answers.What kind of weapon is it? Conventional...

The New York Times –bestselling author reflects on the life and career of his character, NYPD forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme, in this short story.The line between the disabled and the non-disabled is shrinking. Computers, video cameras, high-definition monitors, biometric devices and voice recognition software have moved my life closer to that of somebody who's fully able bodied, while the same technology is creatin...