Tusk / Joyce Carol Oates -- The perfect revenge / Amanda Cross -- Eye to eye / Jeffrey Deaver -- Stutter step / John Lutz -- Miami heat / Edna Buchanan -- Wishful thinking / Bill Pronzini -- Up at the riverside / Marcia Muller -- Paleta man / Laurie R. King -- Buried treasure / Sarah Lovett -- An unsuspected condition of the heart / Jan Burke -- Legacy / Jeremiah Healy -- Fresh paint / Julie Smith -- Just desserts / Judith Kelman -- Half of something / Margaret Maron -- Heart break / Gillian Roberts -- All's well that ends / Joan Hess -- Love thy neighbor / Sarah Shankman -- Showdown at the terminal oasis / Pete Hautman -- Fun with forensics / Eileen Dreyer -- If it can't be true / Lia Matera.