A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime

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Summary: A terrific compilation of crime and heat edited by
Review: one of the best in the mystery genre. Jeffrey Deaver starts it off with "Ninety-eight Point Six" a twisted, gnarly story of life at its' grittiest and greediest. It was my favorite; and those that followed tried to keep up and were 95% successful.

For me it was a one day read that was impossible to put down and was tinglingly enjoyable. If you love mystery, variety and diversion, you will love this anthology. A neat Christmas gift for anyone who loves to read and loves to try to guess just what the twist will be.

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Summary: solid and entertaining aimed at the genre generalist
Review: The twenty contributions that make up this collection for the most part live up to the title as each tale occurs on a hot and sultry night. The stories run the gamut of crime fiction with a few seemingly more thriller than mystery. The contributors make up some of the top talent in the genre. It is this not surprising that all the tales is solid and entertaining though a few are superb. A HOT AND SULTRY NIGHT is aimed at the genre generalist as it crosses a diverse series of lines. Anyone who prefers a particular sub-genre will most likely find at least a story or two in the anthology, but must decide the economic value.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: solid and entertaining aimed at the genre generalist
Review: The twenty contributions that make up this collection for the most part live up to the title as each tale occurs on a hot and sultry night. The stories run the gamut of crime fiction with a few seemingly more thriller than mystery. The contributors make up some of the top talent in the genre. It is this not surprising that all the tales is solid and entertaining though a few are superb. A HOT AND SULTRY NIGHT is aimed at the genre generalist as it crosses a diverse series of lines. Anyone who prefers a particular sub-genre will most likely find at least a story or two in the anthology, but must decide the economic value.

Harriet Klausner