A Sadder and a Wiser Man — Riley S. Meachem

Clinging to life after one of his cases takes a violent and shocking turn, Benedict Trius is forced to confront his greatest enemy: himself. Plagued by guilt, resentment, and insanity as his body and his mind slowly turn against him, Trius has to use his limited powers of deduction as Baltimore's dirtiest PI if he hopes to stay alive. The real question I, why would he want to? Featuring three new stories of death, lies, criminals and spies, “A Sadder and a Wiser Man” is both an adventure and an elegy, a story about hope and horror.