Waiting for Death
by Michael Maiello

A wealthy, shallow couple throws a wealthy, shallow party in honor of a famous author, but Death shows up instead.

Death has come to claim someone, but he's keeping the identity of this doomed soul a sadistic little secret.

The couple and their friends -- including a television writer, a plastic surgeon, and a gossip columnist -- are suddenly compelled to put their petty concerns aside and face the mortality that may be imminent.