P. David Miller
After two white narcotic cops accidentally murder a black suspect, they realize a bystander has recorded the crime and they must now race against the clock to find the video before it goes public.
A troubled teen is torn between a girl who loves him and a mysterious stranger who pushes him to kill.
A reporter cruises around in his van and reports on all the trivial things no one cares about.
Adventurer Alan Monroe is skeptical when a friend tells him of the secret society, Paladins of the Red Order, which exists to track the unearthly horror, the Shiftling. That is, until the Paladins are destroyed and the Shiftling begins to hunt the last person who knows of its existence: Monroe himself.
Antonio owes the Robaldo family a hundred G's, Gray wants revenge on the street gang who mugged him, Jimmy's escaped from prison, and his brother/accomplice David has many serious mental conditions. Detective Brickley is hot on their trail willing to stop them with any means necessary, while a pair of rogue psychiatrists track them to discover the roots of David's condition. It isn't long before the paths of these characters cross with violent and tragic consequences. The result is a shocking and disturbing portrait of human nature at its worst that can only be summed up in one word: Malevolence.
