The stories for this annual collection of the Mystery Writers of America were selected for their strange and exotic locales. Breathtaking suspense, cold-blooded crime, and challenging twists of plot—set in the four corners of the world—make this recording a chilling audio experience.

• "Deadhead Coming Down" by Margaret Maron

• "A Little Piece of Room" by Barbara Owens

• "The Matchstick Hut" by Jean Darling

• "Night Crawlers" by Joyce Harrington

• "The Smoke People" by Walter Satterthwait

• "The Treasure of Pachacamac" by James Holding

• "The Vultures of Malabar" by Edward D. Hoch

• "The Woman in the Shadows" by Stephanie Kay Bendel