Small Kingdoms & Other Stories by Charlaine Harris

September 18, 2019

If you don’t read Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, you probably haven’t read the four stories collected in Charlaine Harris’ new anthology, Small Kingdoms & Other Stories. I’m a fan of Harris’ Lily Bard mysteries, and the...

Milwaukee Noir, edited by Tim Hennessy

May 11, 2019

Milwaukee Noir, edited by Tim Hennessy, is the latest collection of dark stories from Akashic Books, who specialize in noir anthologies. There’s nothing positive nor uplifting about Milwaukee, if these stories are any indication. However, that’s the point...

At Home in the Dark edited by Lawrence Block

April 29, 2019

While Akashic Books calls their story collections “noir”, Lawrence Block, editor of At Home in the Dark, says he prefers the term “dark”. This anthology has an outstanding lineup of authors including Hilary Davidson, Joe Hill, Joe R. Lansdale,...

The Library Fuzz Megapack by James Holding

June 16, 2018

Today, I’m expressing my thanks to Jeffrey Meyerson. Jeff is a regular reader who really got the “What Are You Reading” post going on Thursdays. And, he’s an avid reader of story collections. Thanks to Jeff, I’m about to finish a...

The Night of the Flood edited by E.A. Aymar and Sarah M. Chen

March 10, 2018

In a series of linked stories, fourteen crime authors tell the story of a disastrous night in one town. The Night of the Flood is a dark, disturbing book with an open-ended conclusion that allows readers to imagine what might have happened after. The town of...