Marcus Sakey has been called "the new reigning prince of crime fiction," (Chicago Tribune) and “exactly the electric jolt American crime fiction needs” (Dennis Lehane). He has been nominated for or won more than a dozen awards, and three of his novels are in development as feature films. Now from the bestselling author of THE BLADE ITSELF and GOOD PEOPLE comes an anthology of seven short * “The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away” (nominated for Thriller and Macavity awards) * “The Days When You Were Anything Else” * “No One” * “Gravity and Need” * “As Breathing” * “Cobalt” * “The Time Before the Last” These stories of men and women pushed to—and beyond—the ragged edge demonstrate why National Public Radio declared Sakey writes “crime drama for the 21st century.” Includes excerpts of Sakey's previously published novels, as well as an exclusive teaser of his next book, THE TWO DEATHS OF DANIEL HAYES, coming June 2011.