A scientist for a Big Pharma firm sees more danger in his latest product than just the test results.
A man in a rut reaches for something - anything - to keep him from being totally bored with life.
In Greenwhich Village, a killer waits for the right moment while old memories play upon him.
A local journalist for a small-town press follows a story that takes him into the sordid, private lives of people he thought he knew.
And in the title story, a small town in the mid-1950's erupts with headlights down two-lane blacktops and sirens in the middle of the night as a police detective leads an investigation that could cost more than one life.
If you can't sleep, this collection won't help.