Blanton's second collection of short fiction--14 stories of life and love and death; conquest and capture; escape and release.

Earthling Malcom Talbot is marooned on a moon in the Za System, rescued by the mysterious Mawgri Qampoq, and the two of them, on separate missions, have adventures throughout the star system, which is inhabited by strange, but intriguing, creatures.

A defense attorney hires Buck to clear his client for murdering the boss that fired him, even though the evidence is stacked againt the client. Buck untangles a web of greed, corruption and lies.

Buck is hired by a wealthy Mexican to find his son who disappeared during the break after the fall semester at Miami University. His search takes him farther than he expects--into the lower depths.

Buck is hired by a Vietnam vet to recover his sailboat that his buddy from 'Nam took on an unauthorized cruise. Buck finds the craft, but it has already been seized by a sinister gang. He gets the boat, but then he is in for a running battle from Hispaniola to Florida.

A serial killer dares Buck to stop him from killing. He and the police enter the chase, but Buck has to call on his crew of operatives to help find the elusive killer and puts the one he loves in danger.

Early poetry about a variety of topics from love to nature to the artistic life, but all revolving around monsters of some kind.

The Miami DA calls Buck in to solve a murder that is baffling the police. An average family has been destroyed by assassination. The quest for the truth gets Buck on the road with criminals and musicians.

Buck is hired by a wealthy widow to find the daughter she gave up for adoption decades ago. The quest takes him to the West, where he find the family tree has rot in it, but with one redemption.

A novel about a babyboomer's development to early adolescence and how he became rebellious. Told in two voices: a third person narrator and a first person narrator.

The detective Buck Jaspers is hired by a wealthy televison celebrity to find out who raided her home and to recover the stolen items. She's a fox, and Buck finds himself involved in more than he was hired for.