In the opening Novella, William Bunsen enters hospital for a simple operation and awakens to find his life changed forever.

The ten short stories cross genres:

A woman flees her abusive husband to start a new life.

A veteran detective chases a phantom serial killer.

A young man on death row revisits his life.

Two detectives investigate the abduction and mutilation of a food critic.

A man is persuaded to impersonate a dead body at a funeral.

These and other stories explore the dark side of humanity and society, with a twist of absurd realism and humor.