Review: Three juicy little shorts
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2012
Russell writes a good thriller novel; he  also writes a good short story. Three, in fact:  Crème Brlée, To the Last Bite, and Shashlyk and Morozhenoe. The first and last feature Ridley Fox--a familiar face, as he's the main character in Russell's Pandora's Succession.  And, as always, he's in top form: focussed, clever, and not to be messed with.We've all heard the expression `hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'. In `To the Last Bite', a chef knocks the socks off a scorned woman...I have a very sound piece of advice: take care not to upset a chef before you've sampled his food.This was a most enjoyable read.  Small though these little snacks might be, Russell packs nice juicy filling ingredients of tension, suspense, and wryness, into them, leaving you pleasantly satisfied.