by Ed Gorman, Gillian Roberts, Jon L. Breen, Joan Hess, Bill Crider, Simon Clark, Mat Coward, Elizabeth Engstrom, William L. DeAndrea, Jane Haddam, Gary A. Braunbeck, Brendan DuBois, Edward D. Hoch, John Lutz, John Helfer, Les Roberts, Simon Brett, Peter Crowther, Audrey Pete
This is a very mixed bag of stories, all clever and all interesting. These take a twist on the stories of fairy tale, taking a more crime oriented look at these stories. Many of them are clever and interesting but some of them are a litle laboured, trying to twist the story a little too much to fi...
There are some pleasent surprises in this little collection. There are also some duds. Thankfully, however, the gems make up for the dudes. There does seem to be a preponderence of mob stories.The stories range from funny to touching. Now of them all really sad. Standouts include-"After Happil...
This is a very mixed bag of stories, all clever and all interesting. These take a twist on the stories of fairy tale, taking a more crime oriented look at these stories. Many of them are clever and interesting but some of them are a litle laboured, trying to twist the story a little too much to fit ...