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Crime Travel
CRIME TRAVEL features time-travel mysteries by a terrific lineup of authors.Features an introduction by Donna Andrews. Included
James BlakeyMelissa H. BlaineMichael BrackenAnna CastleBrendan DuBoisDavid DeanJohn M. FloydBarb GoffmanHeidi HunterEleanor Cawood JonesAdam MeyerBarbara MonajemKorina MossArt TaylorCathy Wiley
James BlakeyMelissa H. BlaineMichael BrackenAnna CastleBrendan DuBoisDavid DeanJohn M. FloydBarb GoffmanHeidi HunterEleanor Cawood JonesAdam MeyerBarbara MonajemKorina MossArt TaylorCathy Wiley
- GenresShort StoriesMystery
215 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 20, 2019
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
December 14, 2019
This short story collection features 15 stories from various authors that combine time travel and crime fiction. The stories are very creative, involving a variety of methods of time travel from people who build machines to those who stumble upon strange ways to get back in time. The periods range from people traveling to the present, to those traveling to Shakespeare’s England, a New Jersey beach town in the 1970’s, and a couple trips to the 1960’s to name a few. Meanwhile, we get a couple capers, a locked room mystery, and a hard-boiled PI among other great stories.
This is a very strong collection of stories. While a couple weren’t quite to my taste, I can see how others would love them and it was a very minor point. I laughed at a few of the stories, another couple made me cry, in a good way. Most importantly, I had fun. There are so many great stories in this collection, you’ll be glad you picked it up. And if you don’t get it now, you just might have to come back in time and yell at yourself for putting it off and depriving yourself of the joys of reading these stories right away.
NOTE: I received an ARC of this collection.
Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.
This is a very strong collection of stories. While a couple weren’t quite to my taste, I can see how others would love them and it was a very minor point. I laughed at a few of the stories, another couple made me cry, in a good way. Most importantly, I had fun. There are so many great stories in this collection, you’ll be glad you picked it up. And if you don’t get it now, you just might have to come back in time and yell at yourself for putting it off and depriving yourself of the joys of reading these stories right away.
NOTE: I received an ARC of this collection.
Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.
May 21, 2020
Really enjoyed this anthology. Stories will pop up on my blog for my short-story-a-day review project, Short Stories 366, under this tag.
April 16, 2020
Crime Travel / edited by Barb Goffman
Anthologies of short works are wonderful “palate cleansers” between larger and sometimes heavier works and a way to discover new writers, after I’ve read my favorites. I was going to name some favorites, but I can’t, as they were all so good! I don’t want to give too much away, but I did enjoy the ghosts, the hard decision, and the guest appearance by a famous mystery writer. I read this over a few weeks and am now looking back with awe at the quality of the whole, with much to think about, much variety, a satisfying tally of wrongs set right, and overall a quality of writing far beyond the norm. Even the physical package of the “tree book” pleases, lovely cover, perfect size, clear print . . . one could get spoiled by such attention to details.
Anthologies of short works are wonderful “palate cleansers” between larger and sometimes heavier works and a way to discover new writers, after I’ve read my favorites. I was going to name some favorites, but I can’t, as they were all so good! I don’t want to give too much away, but I did enjoy the ghosts, the hard decision, and the guest appearance by a famous mystery writer. I read this over a few weeks and am now looking back with awe at the quality of the whole, with much to think about, much variety, a satisfying tally of wrongs set right, and overall a quality of writing far beyond the norm. Even the physical package of the “tree book” pleases, lovely cover, perfect size, clear print . . . one could get spoiled by such attention to details.
October 21, 2020
I confess, I love time travel stories, and mysteries, so a whole anthology full of "crime travel" is right up my alley. And, slightly unusual for anthologies like this, there wasn't a dud in the bunch. But my two favorites were "O, Time, in Thy Flight," by Eleanor Cawood Jones -- which seemed a bit like the first in a series, and I'd be so happy if it were -- and editor Barb Goffman's own story, which I had read before and enjoyed all over again, "Alex's Choice." I would recommend this anthology to anyone who enjoys time travel stories.
May 24, 2020
Time travel can be mind-bending for both writer and reader. Even Jasper Fforde had to eventually abolish it from his series. These stories approach the challenge with various levels of plausibility and sophistication and the collection is quite fun to read. In my favorite, Cathy Wiley’s “And Then There Were Paradoxes,” the detectives travel to 1938 and consult with Agatha Christie to solve a locked-room mystery and give her a little advice on the title of her next book.
November 11, 2021
A fantastic collection of stories, spanning the gamut from scientific 'how to's' to character-driven pieces on the motivations behind time travel. The perfect read for a quick diversion or an all-night fiction binge!
March 29, 2022
Barb Goffman presents yet another well-edited anthology of short stories. CRIME TRAVEL is just that: stories where crimes are committed or prevented through time travel. A clever melange of genres from hard-core noir to classic science fiction to a shout out to Agatha Christie who is asked to help solve a crime. You can't pick a favorite, because there is something here for every reader to admire. Highly recommended for anyone who loves mysteries with wonderful twists.
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