Review: Fishing in Brains for an eye with Teeth - says it all really
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 21, 2012
Bob Bodey's Body Parts is the story that refers to 'fishing in brains for an eye with teeth', and it is in my opinion the standout piece of this anthology.  But not to despair, your 99 cents buys you a great deal more than one excellent story.  'Sensory Desolation' was my second choice as a great read. It puts a new twist on the small town sheriff hunt a serial killer riff, not easy to do with such well traveled territory. 'The Night Lightning Struck Paintersville' was another favourite and I really liked the female protagionist - just wished there had been more room to develop her.  I was a Teenage Beehive and Crimson House were both very good, as was She Dreams of Murder (though I admit was expecting a different ending).  The Legend of Bullet Lake was not my type of story (guys out for a weekend of hunting and drinking get more than they bargained for), but was very well done.Sometimes though more is not better, and there seemed to be some weaker pieces included more as padding - or to add up to 13 -  than anything else.  Eliminating some of the weaker bits and pieces might have been worthwhile to have a stronger anthology overall.  But I'm just nitpicking, overall a great collection with a couple of standout stories and a writer to watch in the future.