Twelve Thrilling Tales by Rita CheminaisMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Twelve thrilling tales about the darker side of modern life,some with added touches of humour.Tales that include themes such as fraud,poison pen letters,arson and murder by a variety of differant methods.
This is my thoughts on the stories
The Brown Sugar Cafe - intreguing story with a very good twist ****
The Murder Mystery Weekend From Hell - always be careful what questions you ask and to whom you ask them ****
Garden Makeover - Not what I expected,didn't see that twist coming ****
Double Deal in Nice - Don't ever tangle with the Russians ***
Turmoil at the Blue Moon Restaurant - ok story but it didn't have much of a twist **
One of those nights at the Hotel California - I really enjoyed this one,two twists in one story *****
A birthday to remember - mmmmm,I think she got away with that one *****
A recipe for murder - Fans of cooking programs will love this story that has a jaw dropping final twist *****
Bicycle for sale - I like to ride my bicycle but not if its a ladies blue bicycle and there is a silver ford focus in the area.I liked this story *****
Writers circle -I felt a lot of sympathy for one of the characters in this story and no I am not talking about the main character Beth.This was my favourite story *****
Burning Desire - This is quite a sad story but it was nice to see an arrogant idiot get what he deserved
As with any short story collection I enjoyed some of the stories more than others but there is an interesting mix of stories and I'm sure there is something in this book that will keep most thriller readers happy.
Many thanks to Metador books for a arc of this book via netgalley in exchange for a honest review
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