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Summary: READ IT AND BE SCARED!
Review: Bill Pronzini is marvellous!
All 26 stories in night freight will definetly keep you awake all night.These tales are so naturally written that you would definetly wonder that something similar could might as well happen to you too.
This book is a must if you are a lover of intrigue, mystery and suspense.......
Go ahead....include this excellent book in your collection! three cheers to Bill Pronzini.
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Summary: At times, spooky. At others, suspenseful.
Review: Bill Pronzini's "Night Freight" was for me an introduction to him as an author. I guess the best compliment I can pay is that I plan to seek him out again. This is a collection of short stories published by the author over about a 30 year period. Perhaps because of the length of time it covers, it is not as consistant as it could be. Pronzini writes suspenseful mystery tales and some outright horror stories, though the former tend to be more effective than the latter. As a horror writer he is fairly conventional, without the imaginative flair of say, Stephen King. Nevertheless, there are some memorable shocks such as "Peekaboo" which are sure to keep you up at night. The mystery stories are better, particularly the single entry in his "Nameless Detective" series that appears here as well as the almost novella length "Stacked Deck" that kicks things off.Overall, this is a hard collection to categorize, but lovers of both mystery and horror writing should find plenty of nuggets to enjoy.
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Summary: At times, spooky. At others, suspenseful.
Review: Bill Pronzini's "Night Freight" was for me an introduction to him as an author. I guess the best compliment I can pay is that I plan to seek him out again. This is a collection of short stories published by the author over about a 30 year period. Perhaps because of the length of time it covers, it is not as consistant as it could be. Pronzini writes suspenseful mystery tales and some outright horror stories, though the former tend to be more effective than the latter. As a horror writer he is fairly conventional, without the imaginative flair of say, Stephen King. Nevertheless, there are some memorable shocks such as "Peekaboo" which are sure to keep you up at night. The mystery stories are better, particularly the single entry in his "Nameless Detective" series that appears here as well as the almost novella length "Stacked Deck" that kicks things off. Overall, this is a hard collection to categorize, but lovers of both mystery and horror writing should find plenty of nuggets to enjoy.
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Summary: Excellent Collection from Pronzini
Review: Finally -- a short story collection from Bill Pronzini that includes his mystery, thriller, AND horror tales. Lots of great stuff in here, including the classic title tale, "The Coffin Trimmer", and "The Monster," which has appeared in mystery year's best books (although it's more suspense than mystery). It's a sizable collection (26 stories) and while it bounces all over the place in style and tone, you'll easily find quite a few stories in here that stick with you. It's unfortunate that mystery and thriller fans will probably miss this when it's shelved in the "horror" section, since only a handful of the stories are outright horror, but lovers of dark fiction should pick it up.
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Summary: Excellent Collection from Pronzini
Review: Finally -- a short story collection from Bill Pronzini that includes his mystery, thriller, AND horror tales. Lots of great stuff in here, including the classic title tale, "The Coffin Trimmer", and "The Monster," which has appeared in mystery year's best books (although it's more suspense than mystery). It's a sizable collection (26 stories) and while it bounces all over the place in style and tone, you'll easily find quite a few stories in here that stick with you. It's unfortunate that mystery and thriller fans will probably miss this when it's shelved in the "horror" section, since only a handful of the stories are outright horror, but lovers of dark fiction should pick it up.
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Summary: Stephen King, eat your out!
Review: Good Stuff! Good collection of SHORT stories;nice summer read. Loved 'The Monster": who says monsters are only monstrous beings? Liked "the Twilight Zone"? You just have to read this!
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Summary: Stephen King, eat your out!
Review: Good Stuff! Good collection of SHORT stories;nice summer read. Loved 'The Monster": who says monsters are only monstrous beings? Liked "the Twilight Zone"? You just have to read this!
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Summary: A fun and interesting collection.
Review: I had not ever had the chance to read any of Bill Pronzini's novels...but I am certainly going to sample a few following this is a fine collection of short stories. Of those included, I most enjoyed: The Monster, Thirst and Wishful Thinking. There's a little something to be had here for everyone. All the tales had a wonderfully unique writing style. Some were very pulp-esque, while others displayed some great straightforward narration! The rating should actually be 3 and 1/2 stars. I would have gone higher, but some of the shorts simply weren't my cup o' tea. But that doesn't mean someone else won't like them! Not bad at all. A fun and interesting collection.
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Summary: A fun and interesting collection.
Review: I had not ever had the chance to read any of Bill Pronzini's novels...but I am certainly going to sample a few following this is a fine collection of short stories. Of those included, I most enjoyed: The Monster, Thirst and Wishful Thinking. There's a little something to be had here for everyone. All the tales had a wonderfully unique writing style. Some were very pulp-esque, while others displayed some great straightforward narration! The rating should actually be 3 and 1/2 stars. I would have gone higher, but some of the shorts simply weren't my cup o' tea. But that doesn't mean someone else won't like them! Not bad at all. A fun and interesting collection.
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Summary: Leisure scores again!!!
Review: Leisure has really turned around their horror line and it's similar to the resurrection Dell did when they brought out their Abyss line. Pronzini scores a winner here, especially with "Peekaboo" and "The Monster." A very readable collection of interesting short stories that are guaranteed to keep you turning those pages.
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