Burglary in progress / Kent Anderson -- The red shoes / Edna Buchanan -- The double-barreled gun / Amanda Cross -- The Mexican pig bandit / James Crumley -- Dog days / Philip Friedman -- I, Richard / Elizabeth George -- Crack / James W. Hall -- Running out of dog / Dennis Lehane -- Sparks / Elmore Leonard -- Slow burn / Eric Van Lustbader -- Invitation to the ball / Michael Malone -- Barking at butterflies / Ed McBain -- The vampire / Joyce Carol Oates -- Heroes / Anne Perry -- The guilty party / Shel Silverstein.