(Paperback)

At the height of the sex, drugs and disco scene in early-80s New York, an inveterate card player thinks he can't lose -- until he does, finding himself in a no-win situation with the Mafia that forces him to commit unspeakable acts, all while looking for a way out.

(Paperback)

An author and college writing professor dies suddenly in the middle of typing a screenplay. He is transported to a place where all writers end up in the afterlife, many with regrets that their goals were not accomplished. Yet, there is a way to turn back, and that is to live one more week to accomplish those goals, and-- failure is not an option.