A review by talenyn
Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021 by

4.0

Some of my favorite short stories ever are included in this collection:
“The Lay of Lilyfinger” by G. V. Anderson
“The Tinder Box” by Kate Elliott
“Blood in the Thread” by Cheri Kamei
“L’Esprit de L’Escalier” by Catherynne M. Valente

Also two new installments from good series:
“Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels” by Lavie Tidhar
“An Easy Job” by Carrie Vaughn