Hindsight
and other stories
“I take point with these guys on an interstate job hitting a truckload of electronics, really good stuff, the kind with German names you never heard of—but hard to move. I’d rather hit a semi full of iPods, easy to dispose of and tough to trace. So I’m nervous about the game because the goods are too shine. Plus, it’s for that prick Scissors. But I need the work, and besides, the guys on the team—Nick’s team—are pros. And I’m their point man. ”
The works in Hindsight are both contemporary and historical and feature a remarkably wide-ranging collection of protagonists motivated by startling and compelling dilemmas.
An aged Irishwoman is pathologically obsessed with faerie folk; a small-time thief seeks redemption for a past betrayal; a college professor confronts aging with secret nighttime journeys; a British infantry sergeant in WWI seeks the magic that has kept his platoon from harm. In these utterly unique stories, Corwin delivers the most unexpected plot turns with the calm assurance of a master storyteller.