This Road Darkens

From the author of Void Star.This Road Darkens is a collection of 5 short stories. A trucker, Roy Roberts, believes he's seen it all. He finds out how truly wrong he is when he's sidetracked by a wild fire and drives down the wrong road. The path gets worse and worse as he comes face to face with true evil. Reza finds the afterlife isn't all he thought it was supposed to be. As he watches the world continue on without him, he discovers his longtime girlfriend had been cheating on him....
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From the author of Void Star.This Road Darkens is a collection of 5 short stories. A trucker, Roy Roberts, believes he's seen it all. He finds out how truly wrong he is when he's sidetracked by a wild fire and drives down the wrong road. The path gets worse and worse as he comes face to face with true evil. Reza finds the afterlife isn't all he thought it was supposed to be. As he watches the world continue on without him, he discovers his longtime girlfriend had been cheating on him. Unfortunately he's dead. Then an odd ally tells him there is a secret way back to the world of the living. Now Reza can get his revenge, that is, if he can pass the three tests. A law enforcement consultant, Ralph Lenox, is on the verge of losing everything, including his mind. A string of bank robberies could be the key to get his life back together, but the thief is more cunning than he expects. Friends meet to celebrate the life of one of their old friends who had passed long ago. The evening goes from playing board games to sharing scary stories. The only thing is one tale will turn out to be true. Haden Maxwell is scared someone knows he's been selling drugs. He is directed to go to a diner where he meets a mysterious woman. She knows all about his dark past, clearly not working with any known agency, and informs him he must make an impossible choice. The path he walks from then on brings him to the man who ruined his life. Can he do what is right?