Tales of adventure and suspense:

• Five stage magicians set out to topple Hitler in 1934
• A middle-aged lawyer finds himself battling new, predatory species
• A hate-filled demagogue threatens the peaceful existence of the cats and dogs at the city dump
• A secret agent in 1963 Egypt must stop a madman bent on world domination

The four long pieces in this volume feature car chases, ticking clocks, and things blowing up in slow motion. All four stories deal with the abuse of power.