A review by tien
The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits by Mike Ashley

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

I'm not usually a fan of short stories as I find that I'm usually left dissatisfied. However, this book was a whole load of fun! Maybe it was the setting - I mean, they don't call it the 'Roaring Twenties' for no reason. I also enjoy a good whodunnit (thanks to reading Christies in my childhood). I loved a few of the stories in this collection that prompted me to look up the authors. Majority of the stories were pretty good and some were just meh. I'm actually not familiar with 99% of the authors whose stories are collated in this book so it was a good venture. Although I am a little disappointed that of half a dozen authors I looked up to add to future TBR, I could only find 2. Yes, even with GR extensive catalogue, these authors were just not there.

If you're curious, the 2 I found and added to TBR were Marilyn Todd & Hulbert Footner