From some of the hottest names in crime fiction today come original stories written expressly for this collection.

These four taut tales, loaded with tension and charged with uncertainty, bring each victim - the unsuspecting, the hunted, the fearful - into the deadly sights of a hired killer's gun.

From New York Times best-selling and award-winning authors come these stories: "Chapter and Verse" by Jeffery Deaver, read by John Rubinstein; "Dr. Sullivan's Library" by Christine Matthews, read by Judith Smiley; "The Right Tool for the Job" by Marcus Pelegrimas, read by Richard Gilliland; and "For Sale by Owner" by Jenny Siler, read by Margy Moore.