Weird Detectives4.0 starsIn this collection, I found very interesting and helpful the format of the stories. At the beginging of each story you are given a setup for the case and who the investigators are then at the end of the story you get a brief author's note.This way, you can pick the most attracting stories and facilitate further reading of the authors.There are 23 stories in this collection from which I selected 13 to read;The Key by Ilsa J. Blick - 4.5 starsThe Nightside, Needless to Say...

Anthologies brought out by Prime Books have two features which place them rather firmly in the “love it or hate it” category. These features are: (a) None of the stories therein are new or fresh, and all had been published in other anthologies before being compiled into the particular collection in question, (b) Being selected from amongst already existing sections, the probability of finding a dud in the collection goes down considerably. The collection under review is a classic example. Apart

"Weird Detectives" is an anthology of short paranormal mystery stories. As in most anthologies, some of the stories were great, while there were a few that I wasn't interested in. Also, many of the stories were reprints that have appeared in other anthologies, so if you're buying the book for a particular author's story, check and be sure you haven't already read it.The standouts for me were: The Key, by Ilsa J. Bick. A story about a detective trying to figure out who killed a little boy found b...

The Key by Ilsa J. Blick - this didn't leave much of an impressionThe Nightside, Needless to Say by Simon R. Green - I had already read this so I skipped it.The Adakian Eagle by Bradley Denton - This story makes me want to learn more about Alaska during WWII.Love Hurts by Jim Butcher - OK. I don't follow the Harry Dresden series.The Case of Death and Honey by Neil Gaiman - this didn't leave much of an impression.Cryptic Coloration by Elizabeth Bear - I give this extra points for the ending.The N...

This is a collection of previously published stories brought together as they all deal with detectives of one sort or another. I had read about half the tales before in one anthology or another, but I still enjoyed rereading them and reading the other tales for the first time. If you enjoy detective tales, read this anthology! You will likely find a tale or two that you will enjoy.Read a NetGallery edition.

An impressive short story collection in that it’s both large and consistently good. I think I only skipped one story. I’m bummed some of these are side characters that don’t have more stories of their own, and look forward to reading some of those that do have more material.

My favorite short stories in Weird Detectives and my top 3.The Key - Ilsa J BlackThe Nightside,Needless To Say - Simon R GreenLove Hurts - Jim ButcherCryptic Coloration - Elizabeth BearThe Case Of the Stalking Shadow - Joe R LansdaleHecates Golden Eye - P N ElrodDefining Shadows - Carrie VaughanStar of David - Patricia Briggs - This was in my top three for best story in the book - The werewolf character of David Christianson really resonated with me.Imposters - Sarah MonetteDeal Breaker - Justin...

Very well-designed collection. Some stories are a little meh, some are ordinary, but most of them are really good and worth the time. The Caitlin Kiernan one particularly is great, the Neil Gaiman one is so-so. Sarah Monette one is also pretty good. Suspense and magic all around. Some are a little too obscure for my taste.

No such thing as a perfect anthology, but this is a pretty strong collection. I'd rate the good stories as slightly above average to very good. I was happy to see Jonathan Maberry here, and he doesn't disappoint. The first story by Ilsa J. Bick set the tone and made for a strong start. The bad ones were just awful, and I couldn't read beyond a page or two. These stories had a very particular style to them which won't appeal to everyone. One had too much purple prose and was irritatingly descript...

Where urban fantasy and detective noir come together lies a fertile field to explore the human [and non-human] condition. The detectives themselves are often the fantastical variant. This collection brings together tales of a zombie, 2 vampire, 3 werewolf and 7+ wizarding detectives, among others, providing an external view of the modern human life. Also included are a couple supernatural Sherlock Holmes tales and a handful of ghost tales with a couple stretching all the way back to the Elizabet...

Very uneven collection. "The Adakian Eagle" was quite good, as were some others, but most of the other stuff was middling, and a couple of stories were downright bad. I got one writer I'm going to seek more from out of reading this collection so I'll call it a win.

This anthology of 23 stories focuses on the central idea of having a detective/private investigator (or pair of them) trying to solve a case that involves the supernatural. Sometimes the sleuth is supernatural themselves and sometimes the quarry is. Sometimes both. Another focus, as the subtitle would indicate, is that all these stories are fairly recent, having first been published elsewhere in 2008-2011 timeframe for the most part (the book itself was published in 2013). A couple reached back

I was excited to read this one as it had a lot of stories by authors that I love. I thought it would give me a tidbit to tide me over until their new book comes out. Sadly as I started to read these I realized that I have read them before. So I went to the forward and sure enough, all of the stories have been published before. This is a collection of some of the best detective stories in UF in the 2000's. While I enjoyed these stories the first time around I feel like I got the shaft with this o...

One of the best anthologies I have read this year. Most of my favorite authors and a couple new to me. I can't recommend this enough for anyone interested in just what 'Urban Fantasy' is and all of these authors are great. Most have ongoing series that are fantastic and 'must reads' in this genre.

Like every anthology I have read these story's were hit and miss, but even given the fact im not a huge mystery fan i found that there were more hits than misses. Keeping that in mind if this genre sounds appealing to you you may enjoy it even more than I did.

I’ve always been a fan of anthologies. They’re like a buffet of stories; new tastes to tickle the reader’s pallet sending them back for platefuls of tales by new to them authors or steering them away after just a taste. Weird Detectives New Investigations was exactly that to me. The book opens with a story by Ilsa J. Bick, a new author that I’ve not read but will be seeking out. A tattoo is the key to a mystery that investigators must solve. A story by Joe Lansdale, a mystery writer with his sto...

Oh, anthologies how I love/hate thee. When you read a great anthology there’s almost nothing better. Lots of amazing stories all in one book? Sign me up! However, for me, they usually end up being a mixed bag of good and bad and this was the case with this book. It started off very strong with the first half of the book being much better than the back half, and of those later stories I didn’t even finish many.Best of the lot:The Key: love some good folklore, especially stuff I’m not familiar wit...

I am not reading the stories in any particular order.Just picking ones that I think I can read in the time I have, so I am just going to review the stories as I read them and then will give my overall review once I am finished.There are 23 stories in this collection.I do like the format of the stories.At the beginging of each story you are given a setup for the case and who the investigators are.At the end you get a brief author's note.I prefer the author note being attached to the story to the

Dont buy if you want to read anything new. Its the same old recycled old short stories from years past, organized into a new crime investigating anthology. So dissapointed. Just gave it three stars on the memory of reading these stories in other anthologies.

From Holmesian to hard-boiled, this collection of paranormal detectives and crimes has something for every fan of urban fantasy mysteries. Some try too hard to be good mysteries at the expense of both the fantasy and the characters (or vice versa), but a solid offering overall.