Nightshadows

Veteran Nolan shows the versatility that earned him a 2005 Living Legend Award from the International Horror Guild in this collection of 23 previously uncollected stories. Most are short, sharp horror shockers that end with an O. Henry-type twist, though several range freely into fantasy and science fiction. Among the best are tales with a crime angle. In Listening to Billy, a man finds his frustration with his deteriorating marriage stoked to murderous violence by a fellow bar patron.