Introduction / by Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson Comrade 35 / by Jeffery Deaver Police report / by Joseph Finder The last confession / by John Lescroart A card for mother / by Gayle Lynds and John Sheldon Miss Bianca / by Sara Paretsky The essence of small people / by Gary Alexander Checkpoint Charlie / by Alan Cook Crush depth / by Brendan Dubois The honey trap / by Bev Vincent House of a thousand eyes / by Katia Leaf A neighbor's story / by Vicki Doudera East meets West / by Jonathan Stone Show stopper / by Gigi Vernon Deep submergence / by Joseph Wallace Sparks to the bear's hide / by Robert Mangeot Side effects / by T. Jefferson Parker The everyday housewife / by Laura Lippman Cuba libre / by Katherine Neville His mother's son / by J.A. Jance Ghosts / by Raymond Benson