A collection of stories from the people of the dawn, the Western Abenaki. The stories include tales of animal tricksters and human heroes, ordinary people and wonderful events.

London scholar and murderer Edward Glyver makes his confession about how he sought revenge on Phoebus Rainsford Daunt, the man he believed responsible for everything wrong in his life, especially a missed chance at a large inheritance.

As the people of Dorsetville prepare for the county fair, they find their days filled with last-minute preparations, gossip, worries over their personal lives, and some surprising secrets.

On the eve of wealthy philanthropist Cecil Wyatt's 80th birthday, all the money in the world won't bring back his grandson, William, who has been killed. As the family, police, and the media try to discover truth behind the young man's fate, all that's clear is that it involved foul play. After Kate Donovan tangles with William's half-brother, Mitchell, she finds herself cast in a shadow of guilt and mistrust. Now she must clear her name and claim...

Ex-army cop Jack Reacher is called upon by Jack Barr, an ex-military specialist arrested for the gunning down five innocent people from thirty yards away, but Barr's claims's of innocence reveal a complex and difficult case.