Agents and the men they chase often have the same start in life. They are creative problem solvers, natural leaders with street smarts and ...

As he left the hotel, Henry looked west to where the sun was setting, burnt sienna flooding the horizon. It reminded him that time was short...

First Sentence: The $4 million Nike athletic-shoe contract in Shandell Bird’s shirt pocket wasn’t about to solve his problem—couldn’t even ...

The woman was there again, pushing the swing, except this time the swing wasn’t empty. Holding tightly to the rope arms sat a small boy, hi...

"You don't mind if I stay?" I look at him, try to figure out if he means it for real. Maybe he thinks I'm a relative, or...

I must have passed out because I don’t remember who put me on this gurney without a blanket. [First Sentence] Belly of the Whale by Linda ...