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    Killer Year: Stories to Die For...
    Killer Year: Stories to Die For...
    Killer Year: Stories to Die For...
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    Killer Year: Stories to Die For...

    Written by Lee Child (Editor)

    Narrated by David de Vries and Christina Traister

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    A collection of killer stories from some of today's hottest crime fiction writers, edited by grandmaster and #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child

    Killer Year is a group of thirteen authors whose first novels were published in the year 2007. Now, each member of this widely-praised organization has written a story with his or her own unique twist on the world of crime. Each entry in this one-of-a-kind collection is introduced by the author's Killer Year mentor, including bestselling authors James Rollins, Tess Gerritsen, and Jeffery Deaver. Other contributors—of original stories, essays, and commentary—include acclaimed veterans Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan, Duane Swierczynski, Laura Lippman, and M.J. Rose. This is an audiobook that no fan of the genre can do without.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJun 30, 2015
    ISBN9781511310345

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    • 4/5
      The stories were ok in part not as good as the other similar books in the series

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    • 3/5
      I was looking forward to getting to hear new writers. The way the mentors spoke of the stories didn't compare with my experience. I didn't like very many of them

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    • 5/5
      Compelling and keeps you guessing. Live the protagonist. I want to read more of PI Perry Christos, a smart, likeable and fallible character.
    • 1/5
      I am so saddened by this collection. This is one that I had on my shelf for a little while to read. I finally picked it up not expecting to enjoy every story but the majority. This is because it featured some of my favorite authors as well as the genre of this collection is right up my book reading alley. I read the first three stories with hardly any interest, than I jumped around and picked a few more stories to read and again I could not find myself connecting with any of the stories. This is why I am saddened by this collection. I had high hopes for this anthology. I did not attempt to read any more of the stories in this anthology. In fact, I can not really remember the ones that I did read.
    • 3/5
      Meh.It's a nice concept - a group of sucessful crime writers, have agreed to be mentors to a group of up and coming new writers. Most have already published a debut novel, and these are short stories in a similar vein. None of the famous authors have included any of their work, just a brief paragraph of introduction. And while all of the short stories were OK, none were bad, equally none were really that gripping either. Granted a short crime story is a very hard format to pull off well. Crime storioes work from detailed clues, a building of suspense and tension, and a twisted ending, or clever deduction work. All of these bar the twisted ending, take a lot of prose to establish - hence we have a collection of stories all following a similar theme - the unreliable narrator - without any of the talent that say Ronald Dahl or Forseyth manages.The stories are set in various US locales and times, from mid Westerns to modern cities. Mostly they feature teenagers, but there are a few cops and PIs in there too, and as athe title suggets lots of deaths and murders, from the victims POV but also the murderers, and the detective. A smattering of sex and a bit of violence, but again nothing particularly noteworthy.None of the stories stood out individually enough for me remember them by author or by title, which is probably condemnation enough.
    • 4/5
      Now this book is definitely worth. . .well, maybe not dying for, but certainly the price of admission. I am a long time aficionado of short crime stories, cutting my teeth on borrowed Alfred Hitchcock collections and treasuring all of John D. MacDonald's early works -- but it is rare for me to find a compilation that has more than one or maybe two memorable pieces. This book is a find.With an introduction by Lee Child and an afterword by Laura Lippman, the reader already knows some treats are in store between these covers. I've rarely been so entertained by a short story collection. From the perfect jewel of "A Perfect Gentleman" to the poignant "Crime of My Life", the book is full of exquisite little gems, and writers to keep an eye on.Very highly recommended.