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A review by julie_kcwbc
Manhattan Mayhem: New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America by Mary Higgins Clark
4.0
I received this book from Quirk in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
Like most collections like this I enjoyed a good chunk of the stories, but there were ones that fell flat for me. There is a great variety of topics and types of mysteries contained. It was nice to see a mix between heavy, dark stories and ones that were light-hearted well dispersed throughout the book. Since they are short, the stories are not very complex, sometimes seemed rushed and can be unpolished. I skipped the ones that didn't hold my interested but only did that a few times.
If you live in or are familiar with New York, this book will be more fun for you. While I can scrape together scenes from movies and TV, someone who knows New York will probably appreciate the descriptions of the area more.The physical book is beautiful and is formatted very nicely. The black and white photos of New York City are a nice touch and helped me place each story.
Overall, I liked the collection. Many of the stories were interesting and fun to read. I found many more that I liked than not. My favorite stories were Three Little Words, Trapped! and Red-Headed Stepchild. If you like mysteries, I would recommend checking this collection out.
Like most collections like this I enjoyed a good chunk of the stories, but there were ones that fell flat for me. There is a great variety of topics and types of mysteries contained. It was nice to see a mix between heavy, dark stories and ones that were light-hearted well dispersed throughout the book. Since they are short, the stories are not very complex, sometimes seemed rushed and can be unpolished. I skipped the ones that didn't hold my interested but only did that a few times.
If you live in or are familiar with New York, this book will be more fun for you. While I can scrape together scenes from movies and TV, someone who knows New York will probably appreciate the descriptions of the area more.The physical book is beautiful and is formatted very nicely. The black and white photos of New York City are a nice touch and helped me place each story.
Overall, I liked the collection. Many of the stories were interesting and fun to read. I found many more that I liked than not. My favorite stories were Three Little Words, Trapped! and Red-Headed Stepchild. If you like mysteries, I would recommend checking this collection out.