This is what I've finished so far:"Grave Matter - A Mike Hammer Story" - Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane This was a fairly amusing story. Though there wasn't much of a point to me.
Otto Penzler and a slew of writers give their thoughts on Robert B. Parker and his ground-breaking detective, Spenser.I grabbed this off of Netgalley. Thank you, Netgalley!Penzler and the gang (Ace AtkinsLawrence Block, Reed Farrel Coleman, Max Allan Collins, Matthew Clemens, Brendan DuBois, Loren ...
Dahlia Underground by Charlaine Harris: ★★A vampire who felt nothing but contempt towards humans learns otherwise.Hixton by William Kent Krueger: ★★Five boys disappear without a trace..and pigs.. and sweets!Small Change by Margaret Maron: ★★★A girl tries to find out who's stealing from her father.Th...
In 2006, Otto Penzler released the anthology Murder at the Foul Line, with stories contributed by a Who's Who of crime fiction, including Michael Malone's winningly deadpan "White Trash Noir," about domestic violence from a former NCAA star that seemingly drives his wife to murder. It was nominated ...
Another delightful entry into the Stanley Hastings series. In this one Hall aims at the publishing industry with agents scamming writers and writers scamming readers. Great fun. He’s pulled from his usual interviewing of prospective lawsuit clients in order to help the wife of an author. She is r...
Not a bad collection, but not the best one I've read. I liked about half the stories, found most of the rest just 'ok' and completely disliked one. Still, there are a few here that I'll probably re-read again in the future when I'm looking for a quick Supernatural fix.
Gift from Libbeth - Thank you!This looks more like good pillow fodder. As with all themed anthologies, there are the good, bad and just plain UGLEH! haha2.5*
Another Stanley Hastings classic written by Parnell Hall. The self-deprecating, insecure P.I. who chases ambulances and signs up clients for Rosenberg and Stein, gets scammed by a client who wants him to find the buxom blond who sat with him over drinks at a local bar. Supposedly enmeshed in a prox...
I used to be fond of the short-mystery-with-a-twist story; I don't know if I outgrew them or this collection just wasn't very good, but after the first four stories I felt no inclination to read on.
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