A disillusioned diplomat is lost between his morals in an Afghan town.A writer and a commuter meet in this thrilling short story.After reading The Commuter you will never look at your fellow passengers the same way again…The Commuter first appeared in Death Toll 2: Hard Targets (2013) - A powerful, pulse-pounding, crime thriller anthology that brings together nine exceptional authors: Stephen Leather, Matt Hilton, Alex Shaw, JH Bográn, Stephen Edger, Liam Saville, Harlan Wolff, Milton Gray and Scott Lewis.This is the first time that The Commuter has been offered as a stand-alone short, and it also includes a bonus preview of Liam’s first Sam Ryan novella, Predator Strike. Liam Saville is an Australian writer, and author of the military crime novellas, Predator Strike and Resolute Action.

Poverty and wealth collide in this story about a Rio taxi driver who struggles to fulfill his daughter's dreams.It is Senior Sergeant Gordon 'Laney' Lane's last day at work before retirement. He has had a full life of watching changes occur with not only the police department, but in his life; not all of which are good. He is walking the beat he used to walk, back in the day when cops used to 'walk the beat,' in the rain, remembering his life to that point.'Laney' has an appointment. An appointment which, to him, will right a wrong; a serious wrong. He will avenge a life lost too young, that must be done, on this his last day.