From the author of the novels "Love on the Killing Floor" and "Dragging the River, " Trevor Clark's new collection of stories covers broad territory, from an addict's confessions to the corruption of academia, in such diverse locales as Jamaica and the UK. The subtle nuances of knifings, the unforeseen rise of Islamic terrorists, the familial kidnapping and the marriage of convenience that takes a wrong turn -- "Escape and Other Stories" is a rough and tumble collection of tales that not only crosses genres, but oceans as well, drawing the reader into worlds of majestic dilapidation not often seen, but which all of us endure.