Following Cavanaugh's missions in The Protector and The Naked Edge, Rambo-creator David Morrell presents three short stories that explore the psychology of a warrior compelled to risk his life for strangers.

"Most people muddle through their lives," Cavanaugh tells a client. "All I can do is hope that if I keep them from dying a while longer, maybe theyll find a way to justify remaining alive." In "Blue Murder," Cavanaugh matches wits with an assassin determined to kill a bestselling female novelist. In "The Controller," Cavanaugh and his wife, Jamie, confront the dilemma of how to protect a billionaire who refuses to take advice. In "The Attitude Adjuster," they discover that the Internet can be as dangerous an enemy as a stalker.

For this special collection, New York Times bestselling author David Morrell includes an introduction in which he describes his training as a protective agent.