1st Place **FINALIST** 'The Soup, The Outhouse, and the Damage Done' by Dave Norman   SYNOPSIS - A bowl of soup brings two strangers together in an outhouse with a spectacular view, where a deadly accident threatens a spy’s career, a man’s hope for a son, and Bradley Feldspar’s vacation. (Heat 11)

2nd Place **FINALIST** 'Japanese Puzzle Box #12' by Anton Yakovlev   SYNOPSIS - While sitting in a waiting room to find out about her significant other’s possible job offer, Sonia picks up a Japanese puzzle box and proceeds to figure out how to open it. Inside the box she discovers a detailed set of instructions, which an unknown party expects her to start following right away. (Heat 11)

3rd Place  'Suspicions' by Ingrid Norton   SYNOPSIS - When Jack Turnack, a self-proclaimed former FBI agent, starts spying on Tricia and Rachel’s neighbors for the cops, Rachel becomes increasingly suspicious, though her roommate likes him.  Is she being paranoid or does Jack have a secret agenda? (Heat 11)

4th Place  'Prisoner of War' by Marcella Hammer   SYNOPSIS - A woman becomes unexpectedly and violently involved in an international genocide conspiracy. (Heat 11)

5th Place  'Beijing Fog' by Nancy Holt Wright   SYNOPSIS - An American spy in China, lonely and tired from many years underground, struggles to contain her attraction to a stranger.  (Heat 11)