Here are ten suspenseful, serpentine stories of betrayal, blackmail, murder, and revenge...all culminating in shocking twists of fate. Within these pages live a wealth of characters you will not soon forget...people whose lives become irrevocably trapped in a world of no comebacks, beyond the point of no return--from the manipulators and the manipulated to the ultra-rich capable of buying and selling human lives, to the everyday man maneuvered by circumstances into performing deadly acts of violence.

Contents:

• No Comebacks
• There Are No Snakes in Ireland
• The Emperor
• There Are Some Days...
• Money with Menaces
• Used in Evidence
• Privilege
• Duty
• A Careful Man
• Sharp Practice