18 Stories of Suspense, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction from Michael Angel, bestselling author of 'Centaur of the Crime' and J.D. Cutler, bestselling author of 'Sagebrush & Lace'. Visit a world where a wildland firefighter must use his mysterious powers to save his crew from a roaring inferno. Follow an eco-tourist's frantic efforts to escape an African quarantine zone ravaged by a deadly virus. And tune into Texas station KRAP (don't touch that dial, there's KRAP on it ) as a pair of down-home country deejays try their damnedest to stop a murder...while they're still on the air. Short Stories Included: A Talent for Fire The Pusher's List The Most Wanted Woman Blood Heist My First Date with Jolene and her Cousin, Billy-Bob A Road Painted in Scarlet Never Mind the Princess, Save the Dragon Quarantine on the Black Nile Which Way to the Dragon Three Scars A Most Helpful Text Canteloupes and Wild Shoshone Slumgullion Sector I Got Some Bad Muse For You Shadow on the Sea Sharpest Tool in the Shed An Assassin in the Vatican Strangelets with a Side of Grilled Spam This volume also contains introductory chapters of Michael Angel's novel of fantasy and forensics, Centaur of the Crime.