Stealing from the dead was Dr. McDermitt's cure for his social disease — lack of money. A computer programmer is persuaded to use her knowledge to become a computer grave robber.

A pilot is confronted by his own obituary notice by the ghost of a newspaper reporter.

A killer sees her stare. . . instead of revelry in the air, there is fear and despair to ring in the New Year. A killer saw Aunt Carrie stare at his violent killing from across the courtyard.