Death's Twisted Tales

by J.J. White

"Every story ends in death if one waits long enough.”

So quotes Death as he introduces twenty-eight twisted tales for your literary enjoyment. Written by award-winning author, J. J. White, these stories weave their way through the odd, the eccentric, the suspenseful, the vengeful, the evil, and even the hopeful, with the hapless characters hurtling toward their surprising and inevitable demise, much to the approval of our macabre narrator.

All of these tales have been previously published in both national and international publications with many winning awards in distinguished competitions put on by Writer’s Digest, the California Writers Club, the Oregon Writers Colony, the Arizona Mystery Writers and the Florida Writers Association.

So sit back and enjoy, for as The Grim Reaper promises, each story has a happy ending.

Someone dies.

Genres: Horror

168 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 2013

About the author

J. J. WHITE has had articles and stories published in several anthologies and magazines including, Wordsmith, The Homestead Review, The Seven Hills Review, Bacopa Review, and The Grey Sparrow Journal. His story, “The Adventure of the Nine Hole League,” was published in the Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Volume 13, and his story, “Lucky Bastard Club,” was published in the Saturday Evening Post, 2016 anthology. His debut novel, Prodigious Savant, was published in 2014 by Black Opal Books. His next novel, Deviant Acts, came out November 14, 2015, and was also by Black Opal Books. His latest novel is, Nisei, released June 30, 2016. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for his short piece “Tour Bus.” He lives in Merritt Island, Florida with his understanding wife and editor, Pamela.

Reviews

[Shan Bruland · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book quite a while back through the first-reads program, and due to personal issues, it's been gathering dust for months. I recently started reading again, and though it's not exactly a page-turner, seeing as it's a bunch of stories only a couple pages each, I still greatly enjoyed this book. There were a few minor grammatical and spelling errors, but not enough to be detrimental to the experience. I relished each bite-sized story of death, and enjoyed G.R.'s commentary on each story, usually finding myself agreeing with them. Overall, a pretty good book, with the main downside being that it's form doesn't allow you to get overly attached to characters before they die, each death is essentially meaningless if you feel nothing for the passed.

[Leanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection of short stories is well worth the read! The Grim Reapers introductions to each tale add to the enjoyment with a twisted sense of humour and good natured ribbing of the author.
The tales themself rang from unique and odd in the case of "The Chinese Undertaker" to the sweetest of revenges in the case of "Dr. Adleman". Each story has its own flavor and spin some with endings you expect and others well you'll just have to read for yourself......
One of the best collections of short stories I've read in awhile! I recieved this book from a 'goodreads giveaway' and am glad I did I will be looking for JJ White novels on the shelves and at Amazon!