Ten Typewriter Tales

by Mobashar Qureshi

AUCTION IN THE MEN’S WASHROOM – Three men dead in the washroom, one expensive ruby necklace left on the garbage bin. Why?CORNER STORE – A store clerk and the winning lottery ticket.EMPIRE OF FLIES – A day in the life of an aspiring writer.GOODWILL – A story of a Sergeant, a Captain and a little girl.HEMLAR AND THE TELEPHONE REPAIRMAN – A dead body is found in the basement of a house. Is the home owner guilty or innocent?MISH-MASH FICTION – A famous author and his magical black machine.MR. HORROWITZ’S HOUSE – A boy is sent on a dangerous dare.PROFESSOR STOLTOR’S INFAMOUS ASSIGNMENT – A journalism student is given an assignment that will change him forever.RED SWEATER – A man makes a decision that could affect not only his marriage but his life.SEEKING HELP – A battle of wits between a psychiatrist and his new patient.approx. 35,500 wordsABOUT THE AUTHORMOBASHAR QURESHI was named one of the ten rising Canadian mystery writers to watch by Quill & Quire Magazine. He lives in Toronto, Canada.www.mobasharqureshi.com

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 2011

About the author

MOBASHAR QURESHI was named one of the ten rising mystery writers to watch by Quill & Quire Magazine. He is the author of THE BLUE HORNET, THE OCTOBER FIVE, THE PAPERBOYS CLUB, along with several other novels. He is married and lives in Toronto, Canada.

Reviews

[Lori Trotter · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting

enjoyed catching the inferences that
would be used in later books. didn't care
for last story. if the young man wasn't sleeping then what?
or... could it be that there were really 2 of them?

[Kristy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ten Typewriter Tales
MOBASHAR QURESHI

A Collection of Stories.
40,000 words

"He loved his family. He loved them more than anything...Now he was thinking of destroying those that brought peace in him."


I am a big fan of short story collections. I think that they encourage readers who can't stomach the idea of a large book and can lead people into reading novels where they've previously been discouraged. I quite liked this book of stories, the concepts for most of them were sound and if I had to make a complaint, it would be that a lot of them weren't long enough for me. Not to say that the stories ran out of steam, just the opposite, for most of them I would be happier to have been reading them in novella form and I believe that there was enough 'meat' to these stories that this sort of transition would be very successful. I particularly liked the stories 'Seeking Help' and 'Young Man with a Cane', but at the end of both I was going "What happens next..!?" I thought this book was great and I am looking forward to reading more from this author.


**The author of this book provided a copy of this ebook to me for an honest and unbiased review**

[Krizia Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think short stories are much harder to write than novels since you've got a limited word count to connect to your readers. I love short stories because of the fact that they are... Short. This particular collection, honestly, I did not like it that much. I read lots of potential but basically thats it. Unexpected twists wasn't really unexpected at all. I've got a feeling that I've read this kind of stories before. Maybe the author could focus on one story and make it a full length novel. As i said, I've read lots of potential.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually listen to the stories on my kindle text to speech feature that I am enjoying. So I did not see all the typos that a few are noticing. I probably would not notice anyway.
The stories are short and entertaininng. The first one a little violent. I really liked the second story and wanted more of that one. I wanted to see what would happen next.
Short stories are all too short for me. These short stories make you think and entertain you. I was given this ebook in exchange for honest review.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent book by one of favorite new author's. Mobashar Qureshi's books have not only been extremely readable but all of them very different and this one is no exception. To me of these stories are all about the decisions being made, either good or bad. Really enjoyed reading it and was a nice way to spend and afternoon in the sun.

[Liza · Rating 4 out of 5]

All of these short stories were awesome! I couldn't put this down. My favorite was the one about the AA meeting; it's not what you think. Next would be about the abusive boyfriend; that has an interesting twist...I may have to read that one again.