A review by piratequeen
In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper by Jill D. Block, Jeffery Deaver, Megan Abbott, Nicholas Christopher, Joyce Carol Oates, Edward Hopper, Warren Moore, Gail Levin, Lawrence Block, Lee Child, Craig Ferguson, Joe R. Lansdale, Kris Nelscott, Stephen King, Michael Connelly, Robert Olen Butler, Jonathan Santlofer, Justin Scott

4.0

I love Edward Hopper, because his paintings always tell me a story. Clearly I'm not the only one who feels this way, and when I saw a collection of stories inspired by Hopper's work, I was thrilled. Nor was I disappointed. All of the stories in this volume are interesting and well-written, some of them with quirky humor and other with a dark, twisted flair. My favorites were "Night Windows", by Jonathan Santlofer (beautifully twisted noir), and "Nighthawks", by Michael Connelly. That was the best one by far; it was like reading a Raymond Chandler novel, down to the rain and trenchcoats. Just wonderful.