Book Review: A Deadly Dozen

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

A Deadly Dozen     Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB
Kris Neri
Class/Genre:   Mystery   [Short Stories]
Uglytown, Aug 2000, $13.00, 219 pp.
Trade Paperback

The Los Angeles chapter of Sisters in Crime has released a captivating short story collection centering on what else: murder and mayhem. The twelve stories are fun to read as they vary in methods, means, and motives, but share a common background the LA area and a common theme of entertaining the reader. Characters run the gamut from the underbelly of society to the elite, but act as culprits dispensing murder. Though this is the "sisterhood", two of the collaborators are males, but the audience would not know gender if the stories were contributed anonymously because they are all strong entries.

Fans of murder and mystery anthologies will fully relish this collection. For the most part, the authors are just starting to become known, but in some cases, this reviewer has never previously read a work by a particular contributor. That error will be corrected as each writer holds up his or her end of the book, making for a wonderful reading experience.

Harriet Klausner

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