Review: Blake Crouch gives good short stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2011
Not every author can write both great novels AND short stories but Crouch definitely has the skills.  "*69" was the weakest of the stories to me - good but no real surprises.  I had read "Remaking" in the past, maybe in an anthology, but it was great the first time around and hadn't lost any of its haunting impact.  "On the Good, Red Road" was spare, striking and a good lead-in to the novelAbandon, which I plan on reading next.  "Shining Rock" was spare and hard hitting.  The bonus short story "The Agreement" by J.A. Konrath was well worth reading, too.  All in all, a great collection by a favorite author.