Title: Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery and Fantasy
Author: edited by Dana Stabenow
Publisher: Ace Trade 2008
Genre: Paranormal; Mystery
Pages: 320
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Reading Challenges: Support Your Local Library; April Read-a-Thon
Interesting collection of fantasy and mystery stories. Like all collections, I liked some and not so much for others. Instead of trying to summarize the entire book, I thought I would list all the stories, share a few thoughts, and rate the stories.
- "Lucky" Charlaine Harris -- A great Sookie Stackhouse short story. A nice fill in between novels with some great characters (both new and old). 5 stars
- "Bogieman" Carole Nelson Douglas -- Loved the plot. Really want to read more of her work. 5 stars
- "Looks are Deceiving" Michael Stackpole -- I got very confused very quickly. His world sounds pretty interesting, but I obviously need to read some of his other works first. 2 stars
- "The House of Seven Spirits" Sharon Shim -- Great ghost/mystery story. I was definitely impressed. 5 stars
- "Glamour" Mike Doogan -- Interesting world, but really couldn't get into the story. 3 stars
- "Spellbound" Donna Andrews -- Witches, mages, gremlins, and origami? Perfect crazy story. Reminded me of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. 5 stars
- "The Duh Vice" Michael Armstrong --Good sci fi story. 4 stars
- "Weight of the World" John Straley -- Wow! What an awesome story featuring Santa Claus, elves, and "the list." 5 stars
- "Illumination" Laura Ann Gilman -- Good start to what looks like an interesting character. 4 stars
- "The House" Laurie King -- Loved loved loved this ghost story with a twist. 5 stars
- "Appetite for Murder" Simon Green -- Great mystical whodunit. I really want to read more of his Nightside world. 5 stars
- "A Woman's Work" Dana Stabenow -- Too many names and odd plot lines. I couldn't even finish this story. 1 star