Inside the Criminal Mind: Stories from "Lives of Crimes"
John Scheck’s Lives of Crimes is a darkly
compelling collection that examines how crime and punishment ripple
through families and friendships. Moving from the bleak shadows of noir
to the unlikely humor found in breaking the law, these stories peel back
the layers of ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations, some
of their own making, others born of proximity and bad luck.
From a
young man who uproots his life to visit his brother in a federal
prison, to a gambler betting everything on impossible odds, to a weary
guard discovering he’s no freer than the men he oversees, Scheck reveals
the human pulse beneath violence and retribution, the loyalty, fear,
and fragile hope that survive in even the most hostile surroundings.