Asking for Trouble

Not every crime is committed with intent, but each has one thing in common: the guilty party was asking for trouble.In &quote;Making Ends Meet,&quote; Richard can't stand the idea of supporting his deadbeat in-laws anymore, so he decides to remove them from his life-permanently. Matt is ready to reform his brawling ways, but the group he joins doesn't turn out to be a typical 12-step program, in &quote;The Taskmasters.&quote; &quote;Protecting the Innocent&quote; features Nick, who fails to heed the warnings of his girlfriend's possessive brother. And with &quote;A Gun in the House,&quote; Leah refuses to move from her beloved home, leading to protective measures with disastrous results. These and six others send out the invitation for disaster-one that's gladly accepted.The ten taut tales in this collection from award-winning crime-fiction author Simon Wood are rife with good intentions gone bad-and bad intentions gone worse. Filled with jaw-dropping twists and turns, Asking for Trouble is a wild ride that will leave readers clamoring for more.