Nancy Pickard / The dead past -- Bill Pronzini / La Bellezza Delle Bellezze -- John Lutz / Open and shut -- Carolyn G. Hart / None of my business, but... -- Joan Hess / Dead on arrival -- Richard Laymon / Invitation to murder -- Gary Brandner / Darke street -- Billie Sue Mosiman / Pretty Boy -- Kristine Kathryn Rusch / The life and deaths of Rachel Long -- Terri White / Merlin and the hitman -- Andrew Vachss / Anytime I want --William J. Reynolds / QWERTY -- Jan Grape / A bunch of mumbo jumbo -- Judith Kelman / The body beautiful -- William F. Nolan / Deadtrip -- Rex Miller / Still life with gold frame -- Barbara Paul / Who what when where why -- Loren D. Estleman / Snow Angels.