Tough Guys

Bullets. Booze. Bad luck. It's all here. These tales-written in terse and urgent prose-delve into the dark underworld of drifters, gangsters, wannabe hoods and small town folks in slippery situations. Apprentice: Ronnie might be a truck driver, but he's something else too. a hitman. No S?: Hector has been a gangster his whole life. But this hard-hearted gangster just met his match-a six-year-old girl named Charlotte. Last Shift: Everybody has a breaking point. For Sandy, a waitress at an all-night diner, her breaking point might be tonight. Will Sandy, the thin little blonde with three-inch heels, finally snap? You Ever Hear About War Dogs, Sam?: Hayes is a small-town kid who works at a discount store. What's his future? The U.S. Marine Corps. But when Hayes gets back, he's a little bit different.