Curtis Colt didn´t kill that liquor store woman, and that´s a fact. It´s not right that he should have to ride the lightning - that´s what prisoners call dying in the electric chair. Curtis doesn´t belong in it, and I can prove it.´ But can Curtis´sgirlfriend prove it? Murder has undoubtedly been done, and if Curtis doesn´t ride the lightning for it, then who will? These seven short stories, by well-known writers such as Dashiel Hammett, Patricia Highsmith, and Nancy Pickard, will keep you on t he edge of your seat.