SHORT STORIES Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night The airport was busy and hot. Marlena had to walk fast to keep up. "The transmitter is very small, less than half the size of a pencil eraser," Special Agent Owen Lee said. He had the slender build of a swimmer and talked with a slight lisp. "Your job is to plant the transmitter and walk away, and then you're off enjoying a few days of R&R here in the Caymans, courtesy of the federal government." "I still don't understand why you specifically requested me," Marlena said. It was a valid question. She was a lab rat. Her expertise was in forensics, not surveillance. "I asked for a young, confident woman, someone who could think on her feet," Lee said. "She also needed to be exceptionally good-looking and Cuban, because this guy has a thing for Cuban women. That's when your name came up." "Who's the subject?" "Malcolm Fletcher." Marlena felt her legs wobble. Edited by James Patterson. The first collection of pure thriller stories includes Mooney's Falling plus stories by David Morrell, John Lescroart, Lee Child, James Grippando, Denise Hamilton, J.A. Konrath, Christopher Rice, Gayle Lynds, and Alex Kava. Mira hardcover June 2006 ISBN 0778322998 Brilliance Audio CD (unabridged) May 2006 ISBN 9781423321750 Brilliance Audio MP3 (unabridged) May 2006 ISBN 9781423321774 Brilliance Audio Cassette (unabridged) May 2006 ISBN 9781423321743