What would you do if you saw a man push his wife overboard…or did you? A game of cat and mouse on a cruise ship ensues in Suspicion - is it the perfect murder? ; a traveller stumbles across a chilling gothic tragedy in Lighthouse Eddy;  a veteran of Afghanistan discovers who really cares in The New Samaritan ; A Good Russian plots to save the country he loves; and a Manhattan detective discovers something about himself during his latest case in The Lady in the Room.

By turn humorous, mysterious, thought provoking but always enthralling, these eclectic short stories and 16 others from the Light and Dark sides of life are the perfect pick and mix read for coffee breaks, while travelling, or to escape the humdrum.