The twenty-five short stories presented here range from mystery and suspense to comedies, from thrillers to noir, from mountain climbing to chess, and from military accounts to science fiction. They involve doctors, crooks, soldiers, psychiatrists, young men, and other interesting people. Each story follows its own unique path and presentation under the tutelage of its author, a writer of serious consequence. One at a time or read from cover to cover in one sitting, these twenty-five gems invite readers to laugh and cry along with characters described to a tee. Enjoy. Jon Marshall