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Otto Penzler, famed editor, publisher, anthologist, and owner of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City has put together an impressive collection of crime short stories, all having something to do with the world of books. Murders taking place in bookstores or libraries, alternate histories involving specific books, supernatural infusions into the world of books, and even a couple of hitmen who use their target’s weakness for books to set their plan in motion, … you get the idea. But they all f...
Not quite a four-star read, but definitely had some entertaining stories, and a couple of gems. I particularly enjoyed The Book of Ghosts (Reed Farrel Coleman); The Scroll (Anne Perry); The Long Sonata of the Dead (Andrew Taylor); Rides a Stranger (David Bell): and my particular favorite, The Caxton Lending Library & Book Depository, by John Connolly. The last is probably my favorite of the whole anthology, with The Scroll being a close second. Well worth the time.
Bought this for cheap at Half Price Books not really expecting much from this collection of mystery stories by big time mystery authors featuring deaths involving books.Ended up enjoying all but maybe one of the stories more than I thought I would.Also, these are pretty easy, light reads and it's not hard to tear through it. Would recommend for book/mystery/crime lovers.
In most short story collections, there are losers and winners. This one is a pretty even collection, in my opinion. Even my least favorite, "The Book Case" by Nelson DeMille, is not a badly written story. I just REALLY didn't like the narrator. He's an asshole and if he has his own series, I'll be passing on that one. (UPDATE: It's John Corey, and yes, he has his own series. And yes, GR reviews seem to indicate he's a jerk.)I think my favorite is David Bell's "Rides A Stranger," in which a grown...
Otto Penzler is the owner of the famous Mysterious Bookstore and founder of The Mysterious Press but one of the things he does and does well is compile books of short stories. With his connections to authors he is able to get some wonderful stories for his compilations. In this addition which are mysteries and thrillers that all have a connection to books, he has authors such as C.J. Box, Laura Lippmann, and Peter Blauner contribute. Every story is clever and well worth the time. If you only hav...
A book about books being involved in mysteries? Sold. Here's a thought or two on each story:An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffrey DeaverI was a little uncomfortable with the handling of Mexicans by the white G-man but it did a good job of twist-counter twist-twist by sowing the seeds of doubt as to whether the Mexican book-loving drug lord was in fact a drug lord or just a successful businessman. (view spoiler)[After an obviously planted book and the G-man getting fooled by a floozy who works for t...
This is an immensely enjoyable anthology of short stories by some great writers such as John Connolly and Jefferey Deaver. Spanning different decades, the one thing all these tales have in common is books. That's right, books; books that are used as murder weapons, rare books that people will kill to get their hands on and, my personal favourite, first edition manuscripts whose characters come to life. I loved this anthology, it is a bookworm's dream.
It's always hard to rate a book of short stories, especially if they've been written by different authors. Inevitably there will be some stories or authors that you really like and others that you don't. Perhaps it's best to just rate each story separately, in the order they appear in the book. Having done so and looking over the results, I'm surprised that I actually kept reading this book to the end. Perhaps I kept going because I read one or two stories at a time in between reading other book...
This was, without a doubt, the BEST short story collection I’ve ever read… I have a checkered past with shorts – I tend to get lured by interim writings from my favorite authors, only to routinely find myself disappointed (either at those tidbits from people I love or at the filler placed around them). Still, like any foolish optimist, I keep trying… I’m SO glad I did, because this was an incredible set of stories from a number of very talented authors.Normally, I list my particular favorites in...
