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mostly good stories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 22, 2014

Most of these stories were well written and deserved four or five stars. A few fell short because they were just dull. But like all short stories they had very abrupt endings. I would recommended this to a friend.

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James Dainis

Not Really Mystery Stories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 11, 2013

There are no real mystery stories in this collection. At least none in which the reader would be involved in trying to figure out who the murderer was. Still, some of the short stories are very good, particularly the more modern ones which often had a twist at the end. Many older stories would fall into the pulp fiction genre with their sinister Orientals and beautiful Eurasian women. It was interesting to read that type of story which appealed to a large segment of people in the earlier part of the previous century. A few stories are just flat and plotless. Most of the stories average about 15 pages long so that is fine if one wants a quick read before going to bed. As with any anthology, one must take the good with the bad. I just wish there had been more good.

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James Dainis

Not Really Mystery Stories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 11, 2013

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Wes Burgess

Many good stories.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2021

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This collection contains many good stories, and some losers, too. Not enough good writing or human insight to become one of my favorites.

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Steve Kelly

mostly good stories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 22, 2014

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evansparkle

Worth the cost -enjoyable collection

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 28, 2019

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This megapack had a nice variety of authors and stories. Some were better than others; some were short, and others lengthy. I did enjoy reading them all. I'm now onto collection 2.

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Paul W. Fayles

Good reads

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 27, 2016

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Some good stories. Some just seemed to all of a sudden end. But for the most part, entertaining. Good short reads.

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Reader

Really a set of short stories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 2, 2012

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For 99 cents I'm not complaining but many of the works are not mysteries, just short stories. Some are OK. It's easy to skip past what you do not like, it has a table of contents

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Moira Fox

It's okay ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2013

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Of the 25 stories, there were less than 15 that really gripped - but good for a quick read to make the eyelids heavy and clear the mind before going to sleep.

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