Reviews

The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction by Harlan Ellison, Harry Whittington, Bill Pronzini, Barbara Beman, John Lutz, William Campbell Gault, Clark Howard, Robert Edmond Alter, Joe L. Hensley, Loren D. Estleman, James Reasoner, Wayne D. Dundee, Jim Thompson, Joe R. Lansdale, Joe Gores, Dennis Lynds, Max Allan Collins, Ed Gorman, Michael Seidman, Robert J. Randisi

vdarcangelo's review

5.0

Faves:
Loren D. Estleman, "The Used"
William Campbell Gault, "Take Care of Yourself"
Robert J. Randisi, "A Matter of Ethics"
James Reasoner, "Death and the Dancing Shadows"
Wayne Dundee, "Shooting Match"
Joe R. Landsdale, "The Pit"

tony_t's review

4.0

These are contemporary roman noir (black novel) stories. As with most anthologies a bit of a mixed bag but probably something for nearly every taste. The short story format gave me a chance to check out a host of new authors and to read old favorites like Harlan Ellison and Jim Thompson.

austen_to_zafon's review

3.0

As is true of just about every short story collection, this is uneven. I would have given it 2 stars except for the amusing surprise of finding Harlan Ellison in a noir crime collection instead of his usual home in speculative fiction.