MGW Quiz 005 Better Mousetraps-High Stakes, By John Lutz

Thirty-five short stories by Edgar-winning novelist Lutz. The first section contains tales of tortuous suspense, notably “High Stakes” about a man forced by thugs onto a six-inch ledge outside a hotel room 12 stories above the pavement. Every second of his vertiginous ordeal, trying to open a locked window, causes palpitations for the listener.