Muscle and Other Stories — Matthew Hughes

Critically acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author Matthew Hughes started out as crime writer Matt Hughes. He churned out fast-paced stories about burglars, psychopaths, con men, cops, and killers, well leavened with the deep sense of irony that permeates his speculative fiction. This collection's dozen stories includes One More Kill, judged by the Crime Writers of Canada as the best short crime yarn of 1999.