Review: The stories revolve around the common theme of a necklace found in various compromising situations - usually murder.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
Note: I received a free copy of this book in return for my honest review.This anthology is marked as scary short stories, but I would classify the book more as a blend of sci-fi, mystery, and thriller. There is even some eyebrow raising humor mixed in there. The stories revolve around the common theme of a necklace found in various compromising situations - usually murder.I finished the anthology in a few sittings. About 99% of the stories were interesting to read and kept my attention. Having a variety of different authors and their styles one after the other made the book easy to read.My favorite story was "The Needing" by PJ Friel. I was instantly wrapped up in the story and loved the twisted, very wrong, but very right in a very wrong way (haha!), ending.One of the stories I simply skipped through because due to the violent, abusive nature of the repulsive main character ("The Trophy Wife" by Killion Slade). That is just my personal preference though; others might like the more horror, gory stories.I recommend this anthology for anyone who likes a mixed bag of writers and leans toward mystery or thriller novels.