Future Crimes

An anthology of classic and critically acclaimed stories about the felonies and offenses law enforcement authorities will face in a future that's closer than we realize.

High-tech identity theft that carries remarkable consequences...

Mutant con men devising an ingenious alien scam...

A private detective with headquarters on the moon...

A world where being late is punishable by death...

A lone cop battling a cyborg Mafia don...

Art thieves operating on the blazing surface of Mercury...

**CRIME HAS AN INCREDIBLE FUTURE.**

At the dawn of the new millennium, the criminal world has become more high-tech, more complex, and more unpredictable. Now, take one small step forward into the future with these classic and acclaimed stories from a stellar and diverse group of masters who imagine - beyond all imagining - what"s waiting on the dark Mean Streets of tomorrow.

Contents:

**The Dog Said Bow-Wow** - Michael Stanwick [Darger and Surplus]

**A Scraping at the Bones** - Algis Budrys [Laurent Michaelmas]

**The Retrieval Artist** - Kristine Kathryn Rusch [Retrieval Artist]

**"Repent, Harlequin" Said the Ticktockman** - Harlan Ellison

**Time Bum** - C.M. Kornbluth

**Mercurial** - Kim Stanley Robinson

**Taking the Piss** - Brian Stableford

**Death of Reason** - Tony Daniel