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A man seeks revenge for his dead wife's murder, while another finds himself being tortured for information he doesn't have. One woman's job at a check-out is starting to take its toll, while another imagines all kinds of horrors during a blackout. An urban nightmare called Graffitiland is the location for a deadly hunt, but a thief finds more than he bargains for upon breaking and entering one particular property. And as a stalker tracks his latest victim, an altogether different kind of serial killer called The Gemini is rising... Here in these pages you'll find gathered together all the tales of crime and psychological terror from award-winning and bestselling author and editor Paul B. Kane (Beyond Rue Morgue, Hooded Man, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell), plus three new novelettes - including a serial killer reworking of Cinderella. Complete with an introduction from the award-winning Paul Finch (author of the bestselling Sergeant 'Heck' Heckenberg novels, including Stalkers, Sacrifice and Hunted, as well as the Sunday Times bestseller Strangers), this is one collection of thrilling Nailbiters fans of the genre will not want to miss... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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There are eight short stories (some very long) and one screenplay. None were engaging or interesting. In almost every story, someone throws up. By the end of the book I was beginning to think everyone must throw up on a regular basis. There were lots of POV changes within the same paragraph (head hopping) which was confusing.
Here is a brief synopsis of the stories:
“Benched” tells the story of a woman who gets revenge for her husband’s serial dating.
“The PI’s Tale” is about a nurse who kidnaps a kid and keeps him locked in a cage in her basement. This story was mildly amusing, but WAY too long and drawn out.
“The Shadow of Death” is just a plain dumb story about a man who dies.
“Confessions” is another story that is way too long and just insipid. There are some grammar issues in this story as well. Example: “Rusty was frowning again, as bewildered as she’d been till she figured it out.” Rusty is a male. There are some pronoun antecedent issues here.
“The Case of The Lost Soul” is a Sherlock Holmes type story which started out interesting but became boring and absolutely ridiculous by the end.
“Strands” is a story of a woman who keeps a girl locked up in her attic.
“Corpsing” is another too long story with a forced ending in which the author never explained how the police officer learned who the murderer is.
“The Scarred” tells a story of cult worship and sacrifice.
“Nightmare on 34th Street” is a story of a shooting in a department store by Santa Claus.
I can only give this collection one star (as there is no option for zero stars) as the stories were just plain boring for the most part and a couple were too long and should have been edited down.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. ( )