The Dark End of the Street: New Stories of Sex and Crime, ed. Jonathan Santlofer & S.J. Rozan (978-1596916838; Trade pbk; Bloomsbury USA May 2010) S.J. ROZAN Introduction 1 MADISON SMARTT BELL Dragon's Breath 4 LAWRENCE BLOCK Scenarios 17 STEPHEN L. CARTER The Hereditary Thurifer 27 LEE CHILD Me & Mr. Rafferty 56 MICHAEL CONNELLY The Perfect Triangle 63 LYNN FREED Sunshine 78 JAMES GRADY Midnight Stalkings 92 AMY HEMPEL Greed 108 JANICE Y.K. LEE Deer 114 JONATHAN LETHEM The Salon 128 LAURA LIPPMAN Tricks 141 PATRICK McCABE Toytown Assorted 155 VAL McDERMID I've Seen That Movie Too 186 JOYCE CAROL OATES The Story of the Stabbing 204 FRANCINE PROSE The Beheading 224 ABRAHAM RODRIGUEZ JR. Celebration 229 S.J. ROZAN Daybreak 247 JONATHAN SANTLOFER Ben & Andrea & Evelyn & Ben 259 EDMUND WHITE The Creative Writing Murders 276