A review by mistressviolet
Exit Wounds: Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime by John Connolly, Alex Gray, Jeffery Deaver, Marie O'Regan, Austin Rising, Martyn Waites, Derek Perkins, Marisa Calin, Fiona Cummins, Paul Kane, Kate Reading, Ron Butler, Courtney Patterson, John McLain, A.K. Benedict, Lee Child, Christopher Fowler, Steph Broadribb, Justine Eyre, Joe R. Lansdale, Ralph Lister, James Langton, Rachel Jacobs, Robert Fass, Val McDermid, Sarah Hilary, Louise Jensen, Peter Noble, Dennis Lehane, Helen Lloyd, Alison Larkin, Mark Billingham, James Oswald, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Jennifer Woodward, Dean Koontz, Alan Smyth, Shiromi Arserio, Paul Finch

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 

 A very well-compiled collection of short stories by some of the greats in the mystery genre. Short stories are usually hit or miss for me. These were a hit. Some were seriously disturbing and will stick with me for a long while. Not for the faint of heart.