If It Bleeds (Chuck Life Slipcover)

Reprint with a poster dust jacket for the movie "The Life of Chuck"

Lottery tickets don't always bring happiness. Craig spent all his winnings on the latest iPhone. And, accepting no refusals, he gave it to his good friend—the elderly billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. But later the man dies. That same evening, Craig receives a message with a few letters. The SMS came from Mr. Harrigan's number... ("Mr. Harrigan's Phone")

One day, a banner appeared in the city. A photo of a middle-aged man and the inscription: "Chuck Krantz. 39 wonderful years. Thank you, Chuck!" It seemed like a normal greeting. But this text suddenly began to be broadcast everywhere: on the radio, on the Internet, on street graffiti, and simply on house windows. No one knows who Chuck is. But they say if he dies, the whole world will die with him ("The Life of Chuck"). Private detective Holly Gibney sees an urgent report on TV about a school explosion. On air is correspondent Chet Ondowsky. Why did Holly feel uneasy looking at him? After checking a lot of information, she had to admit: Chet was "clean." But a man comes to Holly who claims he knows everything about "that creature who calls himself Ondowsky" ("If It Bleeds"). Unrecognized writer Drew has a strange dream. A rat, which the man had brought home beaten from the bad weather during the day, woke up and spoke. The rat offered Drew a deal: he would help the man create a bestselling novel and achieve fame, but in return, one of Drew's loved ones had to die... ("Rat")