18 reviews for:

Dead Simple

Angela Marsons, Antonia Hodgson, Mark Billingham, James Oswald, C.L. Taylor, Harry Bingham, Jane Casey, Clare Mackintosh

3.51 AVERAGE

setetres's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

3.75

readingwithgemma's review

3.0

I love these quick read books. I find sometimes that the stories don’t have enough time to develop, in those that have a collection of stories in them. Most of them are 20-30 pages long and some stories needing longer, but some were written so perfectly and being the length they were only made them better. Some were great, would give them 5 stars, but others weren’t so good and some just missed the mark for me, so a 3 stars overall

lm121's review

fast-paced

4.5

penguin25's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

tracey09's review

dark tense

3.5

niamhmc23's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

3.0

chelsssssh's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

lucyroberts's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

chelseamayxxx's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

2.0

Didn’t really like any of these short stories. Xx

cj_mo_2222's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

4.25

This is a collection of eight crime stories by different bestselling authors. Of course, there are some stories I enjoy more than others, as is expected in a collection with a variety of stories. Many have surprising, twist endings. Standout stories for me are the ones by Clare Mackintosh. Angela Marsons, and Harry Bingham. This book is great as a introduction to some of these authors you haven't read before or as a way to get t oread more works by authors you're already familiar with. Overall, it's a good collection for crime fiction fans.