Review: Tales of the Unexpected
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2013
I've now read all of Jonathan Hill's books and for me this was the finest yet. He has an understated and measured style which is very easy to read.That understated style works brilliantly in this case because as the book progresses, so does the darkness of the content. His ability to set a story in an almost `cosy' suburban setting is brilliant. This familiarity is what sends the shivers down the spine. I'm not going to go into too much detail about the stories because they're too good to describe adequately. What I will say is that there is one very clever, ghost story inside which I think is one of the best I've read in a very long time.This is a proper Tales of the Unexpected in all its understated, suburban, creepy glory.  Had that title not already been used, it would suit this book down to the ground. Highly recommended.