This collection of short stories touches on murder, horror, deception and intrigue. Some of the stories have satisfactory outcomes while others will leave the reader thinking about the possibilties that might follow. This the first of my collections of short stories which are set in New Zealand. The town of Mansfield on the Canterbury plains is entirely fictional, as are the characters. I called the town ‘Mansfield’ in honor of Katherine Mansfield, one of New Zealands finest short story writers. I wrote these stories some twenty years ago, when I used to smoke. I would rise at four in the morning, cough for a while, light a cigarette, slurp coffee and type on an old typewriter. I resurrected these stories when I discovered the delights of the Kindle. Some of these stories won prizes in short story competions and were published in local a local newspaper.
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"It’s a collection of five nicely dark stories that most readers of mysteries horror and thrillers should enjoy."
Reviewer: Reader for Bookangel.
A collection of five short stories, featuring murder, horror and intrigue. The author states that several of these had won awards in newspapers, and from the quality of writing I can believe it.
The first story, a Bouquet of Tea and Roses is good haunting horror, though the twist is not unexpected to anyone familiar with the genre. Of the remaining stories, The Devil to Play is another strong one which again does not go the way the reader expects, and the collection closes with The Dawning, possibly the strongest story in the set. A haunting tale of a hiker at an inn in the traditional mold, it is well written and wonderfully ambiguous at the close. The remaining two stories failed to hold my attention, regrettably.
The collection loads straight into the first story, although there is a working table of Contents at the front, if you click back a page. There is one small problem with this - my Kindle did not pick up the Table of Contents as an option on the menu, leaving me scrolling back to get to it each time. Otherwise the formatting and layout are fine, easy to read and have no notable issues.
Is it worth getting this? Yes. It's a collection of five nicely dark stories that most readers of mysteries horror and thrillers should enjoy.
Overall I am giving it an extremely readable three stars.
Rating: 3
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