Escape. Lust. Revenge. Rob Pierce writes with an understanding of the darkness in the hearts of people who've been struck and need to strike back. From gun dealers to murders to the simply self-destructive, The Things I Love Will Kill Me Yet is filled with stories of men and women whose dreams can never take them out of their realities. Praise for THE THINGS I LOVE WILL KILL ME YET: "Pierce's style is spare and hard-hitting, and The Things I Love Will Kill Me Yet delivers a knockout." -Sam Wiebe, author of Last of the Independents "Rob Pierce's stories are like love letters to the damned." -Mike Miner, author of Prodigal Sons and Hurt Hawks "Noir at its best! Like a violent biker gang, a herd of wild horned animals, or maybe a box of spiders, there's a stockpile of thrilling peril inside these Rob Pierce short stories." -Jack Getze, author of the Austin Carr mysteries