<div><strong>In these gripping and intense stories, Richard Lange returns to the form that first landed him on the literary map.<br></strong><br>These are edge-of-your-seat tales: A prison guard must protect an inmate being tried for heinous crimes. A father and son set out to rescue a young couple trapped during a wildfire. An ex-con trying to make good as a security guard stumbles onto a burglary plot. A young father must submit to blackmail to protect the fragile life he's built.<br><br><i>Sweet Nothing</i> is an unforgettable collection that shows once again why T.C. Boyle wrote, &quot;Richard Lange's stories combine the truth-telling and immediacy of Raymond Carver with the casual hip of Denis Johnson. There is a potent artistic sensibility at work here.&quot;</div>