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A collection of fifteen stories, eleven of which have never been previously published, from the early career of bestselling American master Elmore Leonard. Over his long and illustrious career, Elmore Leonard was recognized as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, the author of dozens of bestselling books--many adapted for the big screen--as well as a master of short fiction. A superb stylist whose crisp, tight prose crackled with trademark...

Collects twelve short stories by Stephen King on the theme of relationships, including new stories and previously released material such as "The Gingerbread Girl, " "The Things They Left Behind, " and "The Cat from Hell."

"The four never-before-published novellas in this collection represent horror master King at his finest, using the weird and uncanny to riff on mortality, the price of creativity, and the unpredictable consequences of material attachments. A teenager discovers that a dead friend's cell phone, which was buried with the body, still communicates from beyond the grave in 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone,' which reads like a Twilight Zone episode infused with an...

A collection of six short stories imagines future lands with new technologies and beings, where in spite of advanced capabilities, people still must confront deeply human problems.

Six short stories with subjects ranging from a dejected teenager who discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull's nest to two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove who try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood.

A collection of stories which includes "Home, " a wryly whimsical account of a soldier's return from war; "Victory lap, " a tale about an inventive abduction attempt; and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit.

"Told in the intimate voices of complex, endearing characters, Five Tuesdays in Winter intriguingly subverts expectations as it explores desire, loss, jolting violence, and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs."--Dust jacket flap.

A collection of short frontier stories personally selected and introduced by the author. Contents: Dutchman's Flat Keep Travelin' Rider Trail to Pie Town Mistakes Can Kill You Big Medicine The Man from Battle Flat West of the Tularosas McQueen of the Tumbling K The One for the Mohave Kid The Lion Hunter and the Lady A Gun for Kilkenny.

This collection of stories deals mainly with sensitive and troubled adolescents and children.

Fifteen stories evoke the character, atmosphere, and people of Dublin at the turn of the century.