Nick Winter and the Theft of the Mona Lisa

Author Terry Finch struggles to find an outlet that will stock or reprint his violent pulp crime series "The Reprisalizer"

After one too many bad nights, a ring girl decides it's high time to get out from under the thumb of a local gangster, and burn every bridge she can on the way out.

When the local District Attorney comes knocking, a Texan cop is forced to face a secret that he's been hiding from his wife in an effort to keep his family together.

Through Lilly's eyes, the world is a dark but beautiful place, where she and her sister, Rosalyn, live happily in the heart of a deep forest. In reality, however, each day is a battle for Rosalyn, who has been forced to take up prostitution in order to provide for herself and her delusional sister and simply pay the rent for their inner-city, tenement apartment. An odd twist of fate brings an unlikely ally into their lives, in the form of a local drug addict. Together, they form a plot against a vicious crime boss; a plan that will either lead to their salvation or their doom.

A gun blast, a flash of light, and a young woman awakens to the comfort of her own bed. Bonnie Clayton has it all, a great relationship, a challenging career, and the burden of a dream that grows more vivid and disturbing with each passing night. But when Bonnie is abducted by a sadistic stranger and his colorful entourage, she discovers that the key to her survival lies within the familiar realms of her recurring dream.

Tonight, young Max is learning how to be an assassin...

Danny and his old school friend Ben, get in farther than they can handle, when they accidentally 'switch' a case containing unmarked bills. Soon after this, unbeknown to them, they are hunted by local gangsters and hard men.

A short by Diego Puertas.

An identity thief must weave his way out of an impossible situation at a small motel when he accidentally steals the identity of a murderer.

Nick Winter solves the mystery of theft commited in a rentier's house.

Luke is into Mr. Blake for $18,000 from yet another gambling debt. He sees an opportunity to finally wipe his slate clean, but he must first convince his old friend Joe to step into the underground ring against an undefeated fighter by the name of Thaddeus. Joe left that lifestyle behind him long ago, but now stands at a crossroad with Luke's life hanging in the balance.

Some moments can't be taken back.

It wasn't easy for John Moon to let go of violence when he left the force 5 years ago but now back in the town he hates, searching for a partner he's lost, he learns it's even harder for violence to let go of him.

Contra El Mar (Against The Sea) is a portrait of a young marriage struggling to find common ground amid hardship and uncertainty.

Nick Winter solves the mystery of the stolen jewels.