A review by faysieh
Afraid of the Christmas Lights: An Anthology of Crime Stories by S.R. Masters, Miranda Jewess, Clare Empson, Heather Critchlow, Phoebe Morgan, James Delargy, Kate Simants, N.J. Mackay, Adam Southward, Jo Furniss, Victoria Selman, Harriet Tyce, Val McDermid, T.E. Kinsey, Robert Scragg, Elle Croft, Mark Billingham, Sophie Hannah, Dominic Nolan, Rachael Blok, Sara Collins
4.0
Short but extremely powerful stories from established writers, some of whom I have come across before, and others I haven't.
I don't usually read short stories, but when I do I am often pleasantly surprised and enjoy the clever way in which a whole story can be written with so few words! Occasionally I have read an anthology which has far from impressed me but with Afraid of the Christmas Lights I was bowled over by the punch each story had. Many were quite dark and many contained superb twists, and all of them had a link to the festive season.
I would definitely recommend this book to others. If you like thrillers and crime reads and anything with a sense of the dark side of human nature, then this is a read which will counteract the sweetness of all those Christmas chocolates!
I don't usually read short stories, but when I do I am often pleasantly surprised and enjoy the clever way in which a whole story can be written with so few words! Occasionally I have read an anthology which has far from impressed me but with Afraid of the Christmas Lights I was bowled over by the punch each story had. Many were quite dark and many contained superb twists, and all of them had a link to the festive season.
I would definitely recommend this book to others. If you like thrillers and crime reads and anything with a sense of the dark side of human nature, then this is a read which will counteract the sweetness of all those Christmas chocolates!