A collection of thirteen short stories and a novella.A woman flees her abusive husband to start a new life.A veteran detective hunts a phantom serial killer.A young man on death row revisits his life.Two detectives investigate the abduction and mutilation of a food critic.A man impersonates a dead body at a funeral. In the novella, William Bunsen enters hospital for a routine operation and wakes to find his life changed forever. These stories explore the deark side of humanity, often with a humorous or macabre twist. 82000 words.