The crime fiction novelist presents another anthology of short stories with More Shorts in the Dark, a collection all at once insightful, dark, humorous, and pleasing. Together, the stories allow the author to comment on human behavior, as in The Aggrieved , the cost of dying in For Services Rendered , the life of seniors in The Bus to Foxwoods , or the effect of family attempts to help in The Intervention . His highly received crime fiction stories are also part of the collection, with twists in tales such as Jealousy , The Passenger , and Missing Him Dearly . In addition, excerpts from two of his successful novels are included, as well as a series of essays recollecting the Hollywood of his youth, and a teacher who inspired him.