The Murder Files

Alkuteos: The Murder Files - 8 stories of murder, lies and mystery (2017)

Ilmestymisaika: 2017 (ko.painos)

Sivumäärä: 88

ISBN: 9781386726333

Muoto: e-kirja (Kindle)

Peukku: q^^

Hyllynlämmittäjä: 23

*8 powerful, bone-chilling, speed-of-light thrillers that will leave you begging for more.

The award-winning and best-selling authors in this collection turn up the heat - it’s pedal to the metal break-neck action from start to finish!

About the Stories:

Paul Casselle: What Money Can’t Buy - Are you a bad person trying to be good or a good person that sometimes does bad? It’s a difficult question to answer, but that doesn’t stop life asking regularly!

Will Patching: The Butcher - Not all of us are ‘normal’. Some of us are stone cold killers…

Ernest Dempsey: Collin O’Connor - In a world where terrorist attacks seem to cover the front page of every news outlet, the people of Earth need a new kind of hero. The planet needs someone who isn’t afraid to do whatever it takes to bring justice to those who would harm the innocent. We need Collin O’Connor.

Leah Monroe: A Love Affair - Have you ever asked yourself, “What am I here for?” Is it wealth? To leave a legacy? Or perhaps you’re playing with the cards life deals you. One man comes face-to-face with this age old question and his decision will leave you speechless.

Jane Thornley: Downside Up - She climbs roofs at night but how could she know how far she’ll have to fall to find the truth?

Craig Hart: The Son-in-Law - Can you go straight by committing murder? One man is about to find out-if he lives long enough.

Michael Maxwell: Linking Arms with the Devil - They tell us, “You can’t take it with you”. Maybe you can if you link arms with the devil.

Terry Keys: Red Eyes - A small town middle-school teacher suddenly vanishes and returns six months, six days, and six hours after he disappeared. But now he is hiding a terrible secret, and only the next victim can see the… Red Eyes.*

Kokoelman novellit ovat todella eritasoisia. Pari on minusta kirjoitettu ihan kiinnostavasti, joten ne olivat luettavia. Suurin osa kuitenkin tuntui minusta jokseenkin hätäisesti kokoon laitetuilta ja jopa tylsiltä. Muutamat tuntuivat jopa toistavan toisiaan… Kokoelman hyvä puoli oli se, että kaikki novellit olivat kohtalaisen nopeita lukea lävitse. En suosittele tätä kokoelmaa, sillä itseäni ei ainakaan tämän jälkeen kiinnosta lähteä lukemaan oikeastaan ketään näistä kirjailijoista. Sääli.