American Crime Stories
John Escott

" Curtis Colt didn't kill that liquor store woman, and that's a fact. It's not right that he should have to ride the lightning - that's what prisoners call dying in the electric chair. Curtis doesn't belong in it, and I can prove it. " But can Curtis's girlfriend prove it ? Murder bas undoubtedly been done, and if Curtis doesn't ride the lightning for it, then who will ? These seven short stories, by well-known writers such as Dashiel Hammett, Patricia Highsmith, and Nancy Pickard, will keep you on the edge of your seat.