*I voluntarily reviewed this book from the PublisherI will be the first to admit that I don't tend to read many short stories and this is something that I would like to rectify so when EXIT WOUNDS arrived through my letterbox, I was delighted to try something a little different. From serial killers picking off their prey to those hell-bent on revenge, this collection of crime stories from some of the best in the business grabbed my attention at the very first story and every one thereafter. Dark...

Hmmm...? I think I have been spoiled by good writing. This didn't cut it for me. 3 stars is generous but I am thinking of all audiences and not just myself. All these short stories felt like an idea the author had but the material lacked substance and they became short stories. Sort of more like a failed attempt at a book instead of an actual writing of a short story. (I'm saying this broadly as not all of them fall into this category.) Even with that said I feel it is more of a campfire/teenage...

There is some good gems in there but some were blah

It must be difficult to write a short story, especially if you’re used to writing big blockbusters, such as these renowned authors: Jeffery Deaver, Val McDermid and Lee Child to name a few. Keeping the plot tight, but still trying to offer the reader the suspense and thrill of a longer form but tightly woven together in a short story.Well by goodness have these renowned authors smashed it by producing some exquisite crime, in bite sized and easily digestible chunks!Is it difficult to die? Killed...

Book reviews on www.snazzybooks.comExit Wounds is a brilliant anthology of short crime stories from some of the genre’s biggest and best names.I have to admit that I’ve never really been a ‘short story person’. I always preferred the investment and story development of a full length novel, but the fact these are only short means you’re left wanting much more, especially the stories that really hook you in with great characters and an intriguing premise. This is when I kind of wish they weren’t s...

So, this was average to mediocre though there was the occasional shining star. I love short stories of all forms but haven't read too many thriller shorts over the years (despite devouring thrillers happily in longer forms).To be honest, there was a lot of so so writing and really obvious 'twists', even from some of the big names. I almost gave up but then Dean Koontz turned up with an old story, sharp and nasty enough to surprise with the ending and unsettle. AK Benedict's 'Take My Hand' follow...

EXCERPT: . . . his round head, covered with a shaggy blond pelt, turns slowly toward me and tips that creepy smile my way. He's not surprised in the least to see me. It means that, oh yeah, he knew I was in the Eagle. Maybe he got off work and happened to see Larry and me stop by for a fast one. Or, also possible and more troubling, he followed me here. My jaw tightens and heat swells around my face, which often happens whenever I see him. This is so unfair. I'm a twenty-six-year-old successful

Seldom do you find a collection of suspense stories from so many current masters of the thriller genre. There are short stories by 19 authors, some are well known to me. Based on their samples in this anthology, I will be looking for the works by others. Included with the collection are helpful mini-biographies for each writer as well as their best-known books. Just to name a few, there are creepy, suspenseful, and sometimes ghastly short stories by Dean Koontz, Jeffrey Deaver, Fiona Cummins, D...

Great selection of short stories from a plethora of excellent writers. Full review to follow.

Dark and twisted tales in small bites.I’m not a fan of short stories, by design there is a contrivance that just doesn’t seem to agree with me. Short story writers have to deliver a tight narrative, believable characters and a solid plot in just a few pages that always feels artificial, but somehow in these stories the artifice worked. If you’re a fan of short stories or if you’d like to sample the writing style of notables in the crime fiction category, this is a pretty good anthology.

This collection was a pleasant surprise. Many of the authors are names I've heard of, but hadn't read. I even enjoyed the stories by authors I've tried and been unimpressed with, like Deaver, or used to enjoy but have disliked their more recent work, like Koontz. The only story I genuinely disliked was the Val McDermid one. As for the others, I'll add them to my list of authors to give a shot, especially because their books tend to be readily available at the library. Audiobook, via Audible Plus...

A collection of nineteen short crime stories written by various well-known authors of the genre. Pretty amazing in my personal opinion. I got sucked in after reading the first episode. What I love about these anthology is that I couldn’t get enough, I had to research the authors and promised myself that I’ll read at least one book from each of them. (Talk about recruitment. Haha.)I particularly enjoyed “The Bully”, “Happy Holidays”, “Wet With Rain”, “Fool You Twice”, “Lebensraum”, “Take My Hand”...

Exit Wounds is a collection of nineteen short Crime stories by some of the best known authors of the genre, published in 2019. I selected this for my monthly Audible credit because while I don’t usually like reading short stories unless they feature characters I already know, they are perfect for the times I’m tending to listen, rather than read, and feature some of my favourite writers. We started this off in the car, but my husband wasn’t that into it, so I’ve continued in dries & drabs while

A few worthwhile reading, very few.

3.5*I find it really hard to rate multi-author anthologies such as this one, as inevitably my appreciation varies between all the different short stories by different authors. Exit Wounds features nineteen stories each written by a different prize-winning crime author, each based loosely (sometimes barely perceptibly, in my view) around the title theme. Evidently, the edition I borrowed from my local library differs from that pictured and referred to in this GR listing, as there are definitely n...

'm grateful to Titan for a free advance copy of Exit WoundsI love a good themed anthology, I find an anthology does several things for me, as a reader. First, if well chosen (and the authors in this one are among the best) their perspectives (what's the right word for a gang of authors? A plot?) can shed more light – or dark – on a subject than any single writer could. Here, that theme is the “exit” from a crime – or a criminal situation. That exit might be a death, or an escape, or more loosely...

If there is one thing in the book world that is misunderstood and completely underrated, for me it has to be the short story, or, in this case the short story anthology. I know that some people feel that short stories don't allow them to get to know the characters, that they aren't meaty enough, but for me they are the perfect, bitesize way to get your fix of your favourite author or to find an author who may be completely new to you. They are perfect for a quick shot in your lunch break, on you...

EXIT WOUNDS is a keeper. The prominent blurb on the cover --- “Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime” --- does not lie. While several of the authors featured here are arguably better known in Great Britain than in the United States, the quality of their contributions leave one wondering why this is so.Furthermore, the anthology’s careful selection of stories is almost evenly split between those that have never been published and those that have appeared in print before, but

This anthology had some serious gems in it! I especially enjoyed: The Bully, Voices Through The Walls, Kittens and The New Lad!

Ok here it is. This short stories novel are just that, short. A quick read indeed but some of the stories go nowhere or need more elaboration on the plot. Some of the stories are fantastic and to the point of no more expansion in the storytelling. Some of the stories just wonder why are in the book itself? 3 stars I think is fair. If you looking something to read or snippets here and there when you get time, this is the book but by al means is not a memorable book.