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vdarcangelo's review
4.0
Faves:
Karen E. Bender: "Theft"
C.J. Box: "Pirates of Yellowstone"
James Lee Burke: "Why Bugsy Siegel Was a Friend of Mine"
William Harrison: "Texas Heat"
Emory Holmes II: "A.k.a., Moises Rockafella"
Elmore Leonard: "Louly and Pretty Boy"
Ed McBain: "Improvisation"
Mike Maclean: "McHenry's Gift"
Walter Mosley: "Karma"
Jeff Somers: "Ringing the Changes"
Scott Wolven: "Vigilance"
Karen E. Bender: "Theft"
C.J. Box: "Pirates of Yellowstone"
James Lee Burke: "Why Bugsy Siegel Was a Friend of Mine"
William Harrison: "Texas Heat"
Emory Holmes II: "A.k.a., Moises Rockafella"
Elmore Leonard: "Louly and Pretty Boy"
Ed McBain: "Improvisation"
Mike Maclean: "McHenry's Gift"
Walter Mosley: "Karma"
Jeff Somers: "Ringing the Changes"
Scott Wolven: "Vigilance"
bwwilhelm's review against another edition
3.0
So, I got the rating for this book by averaging my ratings for the individual stories. It's so-so. Stories I recommend: Theft by Karen E. Bender; Pirates of Yellowstone by C. J. Box; Why Bugsy Siegel Was a Friend of Mine by James Lee Burke; Born Bad by Jeffery Deaver; Edelweiss by Jane Haddam; Dust Up by Wendy Hornsby; Louly and Pretty Boy by Elmore Leonard; McHenry's Gift by Mike MacLean; Karma by Walter Mosley; A Temporary Crown by Sue Pike; Ringing the Changes by Jeff Somers; and Vigilance by Scott Wolven. I gave each of these stories a rating of 8 or higher, on a scale of 10. They carried this book, and got it the rating it's received. The rest should be skipped or, preferably, torn from the book and burned. Particularly awful ones were Her Lord and Master by Andrew Klavan; The Crack Cocaine Diet (Or: How to Lose a Lot of Weight and Change Your Life in Just One Weekend) by Laura Lippman; and Ina Grove by R. T. Smith. I gave each of these stories a rating of 1 or less, again on a scale of 10. CNs and other notes were put in the updates while I was reading. Check there for further info, if wanted/needed.
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