Have you ever been tempted to get "get even?" Get revenge? Stand up for the underdog or make sure justice is done? Would you go so far as to commit a crime to get what you wanted? These short stories tell about ordinary people who are tempted to commit crimes. Find out what happens to them.
There's a story about a cop who, while trying to do his duty, discovers a murder victim is a friend from high school. She still pulls on his heart strings. And the story of an employee who hates his boss and wonders how he can get even for the terrible things she's done to him. Another story presents a teenage girl charged with murdering her pastor---what can her lawyer possibly do to help her?
Also included are the first four chapter of Colin Nelson's newest book in the Pete Chandler series, The Inca Code. Chandler is an investigator for the U.S. Export/Import Bank. In this suspense mystery, he receives a cryptic message from an old friend in Ecuador begging for Pete's help. Before he can leave, the friend dies in a strange way---prompting Chandler to rush to Ecuador to solve the mystery of his friend's death. While there, Pete becomes the one whose life is threatened.