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A review by noveldeelights
Cwa Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour by
4.0
Oh, the dilemmas I was presented with when the opportunity to read this book came up. First of all, I’m not always interested in short sorties, unless they’re by my favourite authors but that’s more because I’m always worried I’ll miss out on something fabulous. For the most part though, I always feel short stories are … well, too short and just when I finally sink my teeth into them, they’re over and done with. But, this is Orenda and we love Orenda, we do! So, decision made and yes, I was going to read this book.
Which led me to dilemma two. How on earth do you tackle a collection like this? Do you pick out your favourite authors first? Do you dip in and out? Do you just start at the beginning like you would with a regular book and go from there? All of these would work perfectly well and it’s really up to your personal preference. I started from the beginning and worked my way to the end. That was just the easiest option for me or I would still be sitting here trying to decide which story to read first.
Edited by Martin Edwards, this anthology of short series takes us all over the world. From the UK to French Polynesia, from Iceland to Morocco, on trains and cruises and hikes. All have one theme in common. You guessed it, crime/mystery of course. This is such an incredible way to catch up with some of your favourite authors but also, a splendid way to be introduced to some you may not be familiar with.
Some of the stories are a tad longer than others but they’re all quite compelling and oozing atmosphere. It’s honestly incredibly impressive to see how much information the authors manage to squeeze into a short story. Remember my dilemma? Short they may be but they had plenty of meat on their bones for me to sink my teeth into.
There wasn’t one story in this collection that I didn’t enjoy. All are quite different in writing style and it’s a little bit like comparing apples with oranges but if you force me to pick one, I’d vote for the one written by Ragnar Jonasson. Days later, it’s still the one that pops into my head first. When you read it, you’ll see why. It carries quite the impact!
Which led me to dilemma two. How on earth do you tackle a collection like this? Do you pick out your favourite authors first? Do you dip in and out? Do you just start at the beginning like you would with a regular book and go from there? All of these would work perfectly well and it’s really up to your personal preference. I started from the beginning and worked my way to the end. That was just the easiest option for me or I would still be sitting here trying to decide which story to read first.
Edited by Martin Edwards, this anthology of short series takes us all over the world. From the UK to French Polynesia, from Iceland to Morocco, on trains and cruises and hikes. All have one theme in common. You guessed it, crime/mystery of course. This is such an incredible way to catch up with some of your favourite authors but also, a splendid way to be introduced to some you may not be familiar with.
Some of the stories are a tad longer than others but they’re all quite compelling and oozing atmosphere. It’s honestly incredibly impressive to see how much information the authors manage to squeeze into a short story. Remember my dilemma? Short they may be but they had plenty of meat on their bones for me to sink my teeth into.
There wasn’t one story in this collection that I didn’t enjoy. All are quite different in writing style and it’s a little bit like comparing apples with oranges but if you force me to pick one, I’d vote for the one written by Ragnar Jonasson. Days later, it’s still the one that pops into my head first. When you read it, you’ll see why. It carries quite the impact!