In the opening Novella, William Bunsen enters hospital for a simple operation and awakens to find his life changed forever.
The ten short stories cross genres:
A woman flees her abusive husband to start a new life.
A veteran detective chases a phantom serial killer.
A young man on death row revisits his life.
Two detectives investigate the abduction and mutilation of a food critic.
A man is persuaded to impersonate a dead body at a funeral.
These and other stories explore the dark side of humanity and society, with a twist of absurd realism and humor.