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Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology
Killer Year is a group of 13 debut crime/mystery/suspense authors whose books will be published in 2007.
The graduating class includes such rising stars as:
Robert Gregory Browne, Toni McGee Causey, Marcus Sakey, Derek Nikitas, Marc Lecard, JT Ellison, Brett Battles, Jason Pinter, Bill Cameron, Sean Chercover, Patry Francis, Gregg Olsen, and David White.
Each of the short stories displaying their talents are introduced by their Killer Year mentors, some of which include bestselling authors:
Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen and Jeffrey Deaver, with additional stories by Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan and Duane Swierczynski.
Bestselling authors Laura Lippman and MJ Rose contribute insightful essays. Inside you'll read about a small time crook in over his head, a story told backwards with a heroine not to be messed with, a tale of boys and the trouble they will get into over a girl, and many more stories of the highest caliber in murder, mayhem, and sheer entertainment. This amazing anthology, edited by the grandmaster Lee Child, is sure to garner lots of attention and keep readers coming back for more.
Includes:
Introduction by by Lee Child
The class of co-opetition by by M. J. Rose
Perfect gentleman by by Brett Battles
Killing justice by by Allison Brennan
Bottom deal by by Robert Gregory Brown
Time of the green by by Ken Bruen
Slice of pie by by Bill Cameron
A failure to communicate by by Toni McGee Causey
One serving of bad luck by by Sean Chercover
Prodigal me by by J. T. Ellison
The only word I know in Spanish by by Patry Francis
Teardown by by Marc Lecard
Runaway by by Derek Nikitas
The crime of my life by by Gregg Olsen
The point guard by by Jason Pinter
Gravity and need by by Marcus Sakey
Death runs faster by by Duane Swierczynski
Righteous son by by Dave White
Coda by by Laura Lippman
The travellin' show by Douglas Hutcheson
Edison's dead men by Ed Turner
The graduating class includes such rising stars as:
Robert Gregory Browne, Toni McGee Causey, Marcus Sakey, Derek Nikitas, Marc Lecard, JT Ellison, Brett Battles, Jason Pinter, Bill Cameron, Sean Chercover, Patry Francis, Gregg Olsen, and David White.
Each of the short stories displaying their talents are introduced by their Killer Year mentors, some of which include bestselling authors:
Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen and Jeffrey Deaver, with additional stories by Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan and Duane Swierczynski.
Bestselling authors Laura Lippman and MJ Rose contribute insightful essays. Inside you'll read about a small time crook in over his head, a story told backwards with a heroine not to be messed with, a tale of boys and the trouble they will get into over a girl, and many more stories of the highest caliber in murder, mayhem, and sheer entertainment. This amazing anthology, edited by the grandmaster Lee Child, is sure to garner lots of attention and keep readers coming back for more.
Includes:
Introduction by by Lee Child
The class of co-opetition by by M. J. Rose
Perfect gentleman by by Brett Battles
Killing justice by by Allison Brennan
Bottom deal by by Robert Gregory Brown
Time of the green by by Ken Bruen
Slice of pie by by Bill Cameron
A failure to communicate by by Toni McGee Causey
One serving of bad luck by by Sean Chercover
Prodigal me by by J. T. Ellison
The only word I know in Spanish by by Patry Francis
Teardown by by Marc Lecard
Runaway by by Derek Nikitas
The crime of my life by by Gregg Olsen
The point guard by by Jason Pinter
Gravity and need by by Marcus Sakey
Death runs faster by by Duane Swierczynski
Righteous son by by Dave White
Coda by by Laura Lippman
The travellin' show by Douglas Hutcheson
Edison's dead men by Ed Turner
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About the author
Lee Child
443 books34.3k followersLee Child was born October 29th, 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's "golden age." During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. But he was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 as a result of corporate restructuring. Always a voracious reader, he decided to see an opportunity where others might have seen a crisis and bought six dollars' worth of paper and pencils and sat down to write a book, Killing Floor, the first in the Jack Reacher series.
Killing Floor was an immediate success and launched the series which has grown in sales and impact with every new installment. The first Jack Reacher movie, based on the novel One Shot and starring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike, was released in December 2012.
Lee has three homes—an apartment in Manhattan, a country house in the south of France, and whatever airplane cabin he happens to be in while traveling between the two. In the US he drives a supercharged Jaguar, which was built in Jaguar's Browns Lane plant, thirty yards from the hospital in which he was born.
Lee spends his spare time reading, listening to music, and watching the Yankees, Aston Villa, or Marseilles soccer. He is married with a grown-up daughter. He is tall and slim, despite an appalling diet and a refusal to exercise.
Killing Floor was an immediate success and launched the series which has grown in sales and impact with every new installment. The first Jack Reacher movie, based on the novel One Shot and starring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike, was released in December 2012.
Lee has three homes—an apartment in Manhattan, a country house in the south of France, and whatever airplane cabin he happens to be in while traveling between the two. In the US he drives a supercharged Jaguar, which was built in Jaguar's Browns Lane plant, thirty yards from the hospital in which he was born.
Lee spends his spare time reading, listening to music, and watching the Yankees, Aston Villa, or Marseilles soccer. He is married with a grown-up daughter. He is tall and slim, despite an appalling diet and a refusal to exercise.
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June 2, 2017
Every Year I try to read a book with short stories to discover new authors. This year was not so successful. Most of these stories were so bad, I almost didn't finish this.
I'm glad I did though, the third to last story really touched something in me. Marcus Sakey is defiantly someone I would want to read more from.
Here are what I thought:
Perfect Gentleman by Brett Battles
2*
Very predictable
Killing Justice by Allison Brennan
3*
A compelling story of injustice, politics and money I think it could have been great with a bit more flesh, but it was very bare in some places
Bottom Deal by Robert Gregory Browne
4
*
Intriguing story and full; well-developed character
Time of the Green by Ken Bruen
1*
This is crappy, the writing, the story. I just didn't like anything
Slice of Pie by Bill Cameron
3*
A quick gripping read. Would like to read more of his stuff
A Failure to Communicate by Toni McGee Causey
3*
This could have been a terrific story if it weren't for the confusing time jumps. I like the heroine, she's kick ass! I'll try to find more of Toni's work. I think I'll like them.
One Serving of Bad Luck by Sean Chercover
4*
I really enjoyed this one. It was fast and on the edge
Prodigal Me by J.T. Ellison
3*
This was fun, just a shame you get to figure the plot twist out way before it happens
The Only word I know in Spanish by Patry Francis
1*
This was just one long rambling of nothing
Teardown by Marc Lecard
2*
Pretty everyday, nothing special
Runaway by Derek Nikitas
1*
WTF did I just read???
This was just a mess...
From start to finish
The Crime of my Life by Gregg Olsen
4*
This was a quick suspenseful one.
And the plot twist... did not see that coming.
The Point Guard by Jason Pinter
4*
This was really good. A swirl of emotion and a bound to the main character in less than ten pages, this is talent.
Gravity and Need by Marcus Sakey
5*
WOW! Marcus makes all the others look like wane-bees.
This was awesome, deep and you really connect with the characters.
If all the stories was like this I wouldn't have such a struggle finishing this damn book.
Death Runs Faster by Duane Swierczynski
1*
So boring, and the writing is terrible.
Righteos Son by Dave White
1*
Just NO!
I'm glad I did though, the third to last story really touched something in me. Marcus Sakey is defiantly someone I would want to read more from.
Here are what I thought:
Perfect Gentleman by Brett Battles
2*
Very predictable
Killing Justice by Allison Brennan
3*
A compelling story of injustice, politics and money I think it could have been great with a bit more flesh, but it was very bare in some places
Bottom Deal by Robert Gregory Browne
4
*
Intriguing story and full; well-developed character
Time of the Green by Ken Bruen
1*
This is crappy, the writing, the story. I just didn't like anything
Slice of Pie by Bill Cameron
3*
A quick gripping read. Would like to read more of his stuff
A Failure to Communicate by Toni McGee Causey
3*
This could have been a terrific story if it weren't for the confusing time jumps. I like the heroine, she's kick ass! I'll try to find more of Toni's work. I think I'll like them.
One Serving of Bad Luck by Sean Chercover
4*
I really enjoyed this one. It was fast and on the edge
Prodigal Me by J.T. Ellison
3*
This was fun, just a shame you get to figure the plot twist out way before it happens
The Only word I know in Spanish by Patry Francis
1*
This was just one long rambling of nothing
Teardown by Marc Lecard
2*
Pretty everyday, nothing special
Runaway by Derek Nikitas
1*
WTF did I just read???
This was just a mess...
From start to finish
The Crime of my Life by Gregg Olsen
4*
This was a quick suspenseful one.
And the plot twist... did not see that coming.
The Point Guard by Jason Pinter
4*
This was really good. A swirl of emotion and a bound to the main character in less than ten pages, this is talent.
Gravity and Need by Marcus Sakey
5*
WOW! Marcus makes all the others look like wane-bees.
This was awesome, deep and you really connect with the characters.
If all the stories was like this I wouldn't have such a struggle finishing this damn book.
Death Runs Faster by Duane Swierczynski
1*
So boring, and the writing is terrible.
Righteos Son by Dave White
1*
Just NO!
March 24, 2020
A collection of crime stories edited by Lee Child was pretty much how I summed up this book back in 2009, so the 4 out of 12 tells me a lot more about this book than my one sentence review!
September 10, 2015
Good book filled with great stories from some of the best writers on the subject.
December 21, 2008
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Bound Dec. 18, 2008 - Miami SunPost
’Tis the Season…
To Kill Somebody
By John Hood
As if the holidays themselves weren’t enough to spur a murderous rage, now we’ve got a killer recession to add to the equation. And if not being able to buy your blabber-mouthed baby what she’s been bugging you about all year doesn’t drive you to do someone in, surely decking the halls with useless paper will. I mean, how better to celebrate being flat broke during the High Shopping Days than by putting a bullet into somebody’s skull?
Thank Zeus Lee Child and a gang called The Killer Year have come along to commit those most dirty of deeds for us, otherwise we might find ourselves not just broke, but busted too.
I jest, of course. Things really aren’t that bad. And even if they are, homicide is not an option. But face it, in these dark times even goody two-shoes’ can sometimes be overcome by the impulse to strike someone down. When that happens I whole-heartily recommend going out and picking up a copy of Killer Year: Stories to Die For… From the Hottest New Crime Writers (St. Martin’s Minotaur, $14.95). Hell, go ahead and pick up two: one for you and one for the person who wants to kill you.
Brought into being by the same-named collective of crime scribes and lethally edited by the wildly popular British scribbler Lee Child, Killer Year brings together 16 of the world’s deadliest storytellers, three of whom you might know, and 13 who debuted in ’07.
But these darkly-driven cats and kittens aren’t just the latest in a dirty line of business; many of them are also young, which in this racket is as rare as murder is commonplace.
According to a Coda by reporter-cum-crime writer Laura Lippman, much of the reason these young’uns are taking such a fancy to crime might be due to Vintage Books’ reprinting the high lit pulp of master James Crumley (whose The Last Good Kiss is a hard core classic). I concur, and then add that it can also be attributed to Vintage’s gobbling up and expanding of Black Lizard’s louche list of then-forgottens, specifically the noir of David (Dark Passage) Goodis and Jim (The Grifters) Thompson, as well as the early wildness of the late, great Charles (Miami Blues) Willeford, including a particularly delicious piece of muted mayhem entitled Cockfighter.
But as fun as it is to speculate about a writer’s larcenous lineage, hidden or otherwise, where these scribblers sprung from will never be as thrilling as what they’ve done — and what they’re doing.
Take Killer Year co-founder Brett Battles, whose “The Perfect Gentleman” begins with “You won’t like me” and gets deliriously more unpleasant from there. Of course, we like our bad guys to be bad, even when they’re on the good side of evil, and Battles’ American Papasan is as bad/good as they come. That “Gentleman” reads like a Filipino outtake from Bangkok badass John Burdett only makes it that much better.
Or consider Sean Chercover’s “One Serving of Bad Luck” and how the cut of a knife really redeems a man, Marc Lecard’s “Teardown” and the stumble of fortune, Robert Gregory Browne’s “Bottom Deal” with its Vegas sense of justice, and Bill Cameron’s “Slice of Pie” with its righteous, hungry loser.
And don’t think that Killer Year is made only of men either, for Toni McGee Causey (“A Failure to Communicate”), J.T. Ellison (“Prodigal Me”) and Patry Francis (“The Only Word I Know in Spanish”) can stand up to the bad boys any night of the week. Hell, sometimes they can even push ’em down.
If I had to pick a favorite, it’d have to be Marcus Sakey, first because his Chicago-based The Blade Itself was one of the most menacing books I read in ’07; and second because his short “Gravity and Need” is not just as heartbreaking as Hitchcock, it got me hankering for more, from him and from Killer Year itself. Good thing there were still two stories to go before I got to the end, otherwise who knows what kind of rage would’ve overtaken me.
Happy Holidays, killer!
Bound Dec. 18, 2008 - Miami SunPost
’Tis the Season…
To Kill Somebody
By John Hood
As if the holidays themselves weren’t enough to spur a murderous rage, now we’ve got a killer recession to add to the equation. And if not being able to buy your blabber-mouthed baby what she’s been bugging you about all year doesn’t drive you to do someone in, surely decking the halls with useless paper will. I mean, how better to celebrate being flat broke during the High Shopping Days than by putting a bullet into somebody’s skull?
Thank Zeus Lee Child and a gang called The Killer Year have come along to commit those most dirty of deeds for us, otherwise we might find ourselves not just broke, but busted too.
I jest, of course. Things really aren’t that bad. And even if they are, homicide is not an option. But face it, in these dark times even goody two-shoes’ can sometimes be overcome by the impulse to strike someone down. When that happens I whole-heartily recommend going out and picking up a copy of Killer Year: Stories to Die For… From the Hottest New Crime Writers (St. Martin’s Minotaur, $14.95). Hell, go ahead and pick up two: one for you and one for the person who wants to kill you.
Brought into being by the same-named collective of crime scribes and lethally edited by the wildly popular British scribbler Lee Child, Killer Year brings together 16 of the world’s deadliest storytellers, three of whom you might know, and 13 who debuted in ’07.
But these darkly-driven cats and kittens aren’t just the latest in a dirty line of business; many of them are also young, which in this racket is as rare as murder is commonplace.
According to a Coda by reporter-cum-crime writer Laura Lippman, much of the reason these young’uns are taking such a fancy to crime might be due to Vintage Books’ reprinting the high lit pulp of master James Crumley (whose The Last Good Kiss is a hard core classic). I concur, and then add that it can also be attributed to Vintage’s gobbling up and expanding of Black Lizard’s louche list of then-forgottens, specifically the noir of David (Dark Passage) Goodis and Jim (The Grifters) Thompson, as well as the early wildness of the late, great Charles (Miami Blues) Willeford, including a particularly delicious piece of muted mayhem entitled Cockfighter.
But as fun as it is to speculate about a writer’s larcenous lineage, hidden or otherwise, where these scribblers sprung from will never be as thrilling as what they’ve done — and what they’re doing.
Take Killer Year co-founder Brett Battles, whose “The Perfect Gentleman” begins with “You won’t like me” and gets deliriously more unpleasant from there. Of course, we like our bad guys to be bad, even when they’re on the good side of evil, and Battles’ American Papasan is as bad/good as they come. That “Gentleman” reads like a Filipino outtake from Bangkok badass John Burdett only makes it that much better.
Or consider Sean Chercover’s “One Serving of Bad Luck” and how the cut of a knife really redeems a man, Marc Lecard’s “Teardown” and the stumble of fortune, Robert Gregory Browne’s “Bottom Deal” with its Vegas sense of justice, and Bill Cameron’s “Slice of Pie” with its righteous, hungry loser.
And don’t think that Killer Year is made only of men either, for Toni McGee Causey (“A Failure to Communicate”), J.T. Ellison (“Prodigal Me”) and Patry Francis (“The Only Word I Know in Spanish”) can stand up to the bad boys any night of the week. Hell, sometimes they can even push ’em down.
If I had to pick a favorite, it’d have to be Marcus Sakey, first because his Chicago-based The Blade Itself was one of the most menacing books I read in ’07; and second because his short “Gravity and Need” is not just as heartbreaking as Hitchcock, it got me hankering for more, from him and from Killer Year itself. Good thing there were still two stories to go before I got to the end, otherwise who knows what kind of rage would’ve overtaken me.
Happy Holidays, killer!
August 30, 2013
Average rating: 2.125 (details below)
„Killer Year“ is a collection of 16 short stories from different authors (mostly newcomers) of the thriller genre. The stories range from 12 to 42 pages in length and from bad to amazing in quality.
Some stories were either boring or annoying (6x 1 star), some were ok (5x 2 stars), some were good (3x 3 stars) and two were really outstanding (1x 4 stars, 1x 5 stars).
Detailed ratings:
Perfect Gentleman, Brett Battles
2 stars
Killing Justice, Allison Brennan
1 star
Bottom Deal, Robert Gregory Browne
2 stars
Time of the Green, Ken Bruen
2 stars
Slice of Pie, Bill Cameron
1 star
A Failure to Communicate, Toni McGee Causey
1 star
One Serving of Bad Luck, Sean Chercover
4 stars
Prodigal Me J.T. Ellison
1 star
The Only Word I know in Spanish, Patry Francis
5 stars
Teardown, Marc Lecard
3 stars
Runaway, Derek Nikitas
3 stars
The Crime of My Life, Gregg Olsen
1 star
The Point Guard, Jason Pinter
3 stars
Gravity and Need, Marcus Sakey
2 stars
Death Runs Faster, Duane Swierczynski
2 stars
Righteous Son, Dave White
1 star
„Killer Year“ is a collection of 16 short stories from different authors (mostly newcomers) of the thriller genre. The stories range from 12 to 42 pages in length and from bad to amazing in quality.
Some stories were either boring or annoying (6x 1 star), some were ok (5x 2 stars), some were good (3x 3 stars) and two were really outstanding (1x 4 stars, 1x 5 stars).
Detailed ratings:
Perfect Gentleman, Brett Battles
2 stars
Killing Justice, Allison Brennan
1 star
Bottom Deal, Robert Gregory Browne
2 stars
Time of the Green, Ken Bruen
2 stars
Slice of Pie, Bill Cameron
1 star
A Failure to Communicate, Toni McGee Causey
1 star
One Serving of Bad Luck, Sean Chercover
4 stars
Prodigal Me J.T. Ellison
1 star
The Only Word I know in Spanish, Patry Francis
5 stars
Teardown, Marc Lecard
3 stars
Runaway, Derek Nikitas
3 stars
The Crime of My Life, Gregg Olsen
1 star
The Point Guard, Jason Pinter
3 stars
Gravity and Need, Marcus Sakey
2 stars
Death Runs Faster, Duane Swierczynski
2 stars
Righteous Son, Dave White
1 star
June 5, 2021
Average rating: 2.25
(3 x 1 star, 7 x 2 star, 3 x 3 star, 3 x 4 star)
Perfect Gentleman by Brett Battles - 2 stars
I found this to be quite predictable and wasn't as gripping as I hoped it was going to be.
Killing Justice by Alison Brennan - 1 star
I found that this story could've had a lot more potential
Bottom Deal by Robert Gregory Browne - 4 stars
This was the first one I read that I thoroughly enjoyed. I loved the pacing and I felt that the characters were a lot more fleshed out than any of the others so far.
Time Of The Green by Ken Bruen - 1 star
The writing style is one I've read very little of and it made it incredibly difficult for me to enjoy.
Slice of Pie - Bill Cameron - 2 stars
Again, this is one which I felt could've had a lot more potential. I would've rated it 3 stars if it was a bit longer.
A Failure To Communicate by Toni McGee Causey - 2 stars
While I did like the main female character in this one and how she terrified some of the others, I felt like it would've been a much easier read without so many random time jumps.
One Serving of Bad Luck by Sean Chercover - 4 stars
This was another one I really enjoyed
Prodigal Me by J.T. Ellison - 4 stars
This one was really fun to read and one that I still remember quite a bit about
The Only Word I know In Spanish by Patry Francis -3 stars
Teardown by Marc Lenard - 2 stars
I found this one to be quite average and not one that I remember.
Runaway by Derek Nikitas - 3 stars
Interesting at first. I was let down by the ending
The Crime Of My Life by Gregg Olsen -2 stars
This one was very quick
The Point Guard by Jason Pinter - 1 star
It was at this point I started to struggle to finish it.
Gravity and Need by Marcus Sakey - 2 stars
Death Runs Faster by Duane Swierczynski - 2 stars
Righteous Son by Dave White - 2 stars
(3 x 1 star, 7 x 2 star, 3 x 3 star, 3 x 4 star)
Perfect Gentleman by Brett Battles - 2 stars
I found this to be quite predictable and wasn't as gripping as I hoped it was going to be.
Killing Justice by Alison Brennan - 1 star
I found that this story could've had a lot more potential
Bottom Deal by Robert Gregory Browne - 4 stars
This was the first one I read that I thoroughly enjoyed. I loved the pacing and I felt that the characters were a lot more fleshed out than any of the others so far.
Time Of The Green by Ken Bruen - 1 star
The writing style is one I've read very little of and it made it incredibly difficult for me to enjoy.
Slice of Pie - Bill Cameron - 2 stars
Again, this is one which I felt could've had a lot more potential. I would've rated it 3 stars if it was a bit longer.
A Failure To Communicate by Toni McGee Causey - 2 stars
While I did like the main female character in this one and how she terrified some of the others, I felt like it would've been a much easier read without so many random time jumps.
One Serving of Bad Luck by Sean Chercover - 4 stars
This was another one I really enjoyed
Prodigal Me by J.T. Ellison - 4 stars
This one was really fun to read and one that I still remember quite a bit about
The Only Word I know In Spanish by Patry Francis -3 stars
Teardown by Marc Lenard - 2 stars
I found this one to be quite average and not one that I remember.
Runaway by Derek Nikitas - 3 stars
Interesting at first. I was let down by the ending
The Crime Of My Life by Gregg Olsen -2 stars
This one was very quick
The Point Guard by Jason Pinter - 1 star
It was at this point I started to struggle to finish it.
Gravity and Need by Marcus Sakey - 2 stars
Death Runs Faster by Duane Swierczynski - 2 stars
Righteous Son by Dave White - 2 stars
May 15, 2024
The title of Killer Year, compiled by Lee Child, is actually a fairly clever pun (unlike all the painful ones used by publishers of cooking- or cat-related mysteries). The concept - short stories by promising (or established) writers first published in 2007 - is also clever. The stories aren’t bad either; a couple of duds, but a couple of better-than-usual offerings as well - “The Crime of My Life” (Gregg Olsen) and “Time of the Green” (Ken Bruen). Incidentally, these stories provide an example of how very essential {*§!¥^#¿☠️] has become to fiction writers in less than twenty years.
January 21, 2020
'Killer Year' is a sample of short stories from some of the recognisable fresh talent in crime fiction. For me, the most startling story is "Prodigal Me", by J.T. Ellison, but other stories have their own merits as well.
It is not usual for me to comment on the publication quality. Having not read the print copy, it is insulting to have such a shoddy ebook presented. This needs to be reviewed by Amazon.
It is not usual for me to comment on the publication quality. Having not read the print copy, it is insulting to have such a shoddy ebook presented. This needs to be reviewed by Amazon.
May 5, 2022
This is an entertaining and surprisingly ecclectic collection of crime fiction stories from authors who are on their way to making their names well known and widespread within the genre. A few of the standout stories from me were Perfect Gentleman by Brett Battles, Killing Justice by Allison Brennan (the pain and heartbreak woven into this story were breathtaking), Prodigal Me by J.T. Ellison, The Crime of My Life by Gregg Olsen, and Righteous Son by Dave White.
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March 31, 2020
As the tittle tells i thought i will read stories where will be murder for sure, but not in this case and i kind of like the surprise element. The stories itself..some of them was really good, some of them i didn't get, maybe if i reread them, but didn't want though, some stories was ok.
In the end, i enjoyed this book. 4.5 from me.
In the end, i enjoyed this book. 4.5 from me.
March 16, 2018
4 stars out of 5. This has been near perfect to listen to during my evening walks. It's a collection of short stories by young writers, each introduced by a best selling author of crime or detective fiction. There wasn't a bad story in the bunch, and several of them were outstanding.
April 23, 2023
I love theses anthologies, they have something for everyone. Noir crime, mysteries, character studies too. You might not like all the selections, but you'll be impressed by the breadth of writing from these authors, and might find a new favorite!
July 2, 2017
short stories being promoted by popular authors. Nice idea. Some of the stories were good. quick read.
December 29, 2018
A collection of murderous thriller-type stories. and as with every collection there were, for me, hits and misses.
But worth reading to get exposed to new authors of the genre
But worth reading to get exposed to new authors of the genre
January 22, 2019
Some good stories, some not so good. However, there is something for everyone in this book.
June 15, 2019
Wasn't impressed with this anthology and I don't know that any of the new mystery writers are one I have read and I read a lot of mystery
July 14, 2019
This book was a fun summer read with bite sized stories that made you think. It is a great anthology of crime stories.
July 23, 2019
You may purchase this charming Hamburglar adventure. A child has already solved the jumble using crayons. The answer is “fries.'”
October 22, 2019
Really struggled with this one.
Did not finish.
Did not finish.
April 4, 2020
A collection of short stories is a nice change. However, an over arching theme was the lack of grit or engagement. This made short stories feel like a long read.
June 30, 2020
Some were interesting although a few were lacking.
July 22, 2020
Very low move using lee child name on this book :(
August 14, 2020
Killer Stories
A fun book of up and coming authors at the time it was published. It contains a little bit of everything.
A fun book of up and coming authors at the time it was published. It contains a little bit of everything.
December 15, 2020
This is my 3rd book of short story mysteries. I wasn't as thrilled with this book - I would start reading some of the stories and would just skip to the next one.
February 3, 2021
12-2021. Short story collection by up and coming mystery thriller writers. Some cool stories, but some not so great. Glad I read it though, to get some new authors to check out.
April 20, 2021
Some good stories
July 16, 2022
It’s been a while since I dug into short stories. Some of these are delish, others are a fine intro to writers I would not necessarily have known about.
January 14, 2023
Found Harlan Coben through this book
April 17, 2023
Every single one of these stories made my current mind state move. Unbelievable work, these authors deserve ton of respect.
June 19, 2024
Some okay, others not.
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