Review: REVENGE US STYLE
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
For all fans of fine short stories, grab a hold of Tony Black's new collection, KILLING TIME IN VEGAS. Packed full of gangsters with guns and bank robbers on the run, Black delivers his usual high standard with a totally believable American accent. There's a great variety in the stories beginning with the eponymous story of this fine collection which clearly signals that these aren't going to be stories about stereotypical villains. Revenge could pretty much be the theme of the collection but it comes in many different guises as Black surprises and shocks in equal measure. There's no punches pulled as the 'baddies' are made to 'eat s***' while they wet their pants and feel the pressure of cold steal at their temple. Black travels seamlessly from the mean streets of Edinburgh via Miami to Sin City itself, changing his cigarette brands and accent as he goes. Same high standard, same brilliant writing.