The bear is on the prowl in many different guises. He may be the master thief stealing into Graceland, an intense young passenger experimenting in terror, or a psychiatrist haunted by his patient's nightmare. Or maybe he's beautiful, lethal woman in a blood-red scarf. So beware of the this huge, dangerous beast. Because first he will enthrall you...and then he will strike.

Contents:

• Introduction · in
• By the Dawn’s Early Light [Matt Scudder] · nv Playboy Aug ’84
• Cleveland in My Dreams · ss EQMM Feb ’89
• Some Things a Man Must Do · ss AHMM Dec ’66
• Answers to Soldier [John Keller] · ss Playboy Jun ’90
• Good for the Soul · ss AHMM Aug ’63
• The Ehrengraf Alternative [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM Sep ’82
• Someday I’ll Plant More Walnut Trees · ss *
• The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis [Bernie Rhodenbarr] · ss Playboy Apr ’90
• As Good as a Rest · ss EQMM Aug ’86
• Death Wish · ss AHMM Mar ’67
• The Merciful Angel of Death [Matt Scudder] · ss New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton, 1993
• The Tulsa Experience · ss *
• Some Days You Get the Bear · nv Penthouse, 1993
• Passport in Order · ss AHMM Feb ’66
• Something to Remember You By · ss New Mystery Jul/Aug ’91
• Hilliard’s Ceremony · ss The Armchair Detective Sum ’92
• The Ehrengraf Nostrum [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM May ’84
• Like a Bug on a Windshield · ss EQMM Oct ’85
• A Blow for Freedom · ss Playboy Oct ’91
• How Would You Like It? · ss Monsters in Our Midst, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993
• Batman’s Helpers [Matt Scudder] · ss Justice for Hire, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990