This intriguing collection of short stories, which range from mystery to horror with a dash of mainstream and fantasy thrown in, give the reader a fascinating up-close look into most of the main characters' thoughts and feelings.
We travel through hell with Dante's distant grandson, look for answers about heaven and hell with another young man who may not like what he finds, and learn about how a sheriff and a private company guard spend some of their time. There's the beleaguered dad, "a sober country and western song" who finally loses it. Or does he? A strange Christmas tale with an even stranger Santa, the unappreciated wife and mother who makes a life-altering decision, and the bookstore clerk who can't convince the current management that books are more than mere products. Will solving crimes with new devices make things easier in the future? Why is Mike receiving those strange packages with even stranger contents? One of the most satisfying may be the one about how the old man finds a unique solution for solving a critter problem. And then there's the plane crash with no survivors, until . . .
The range of stories is wonderful. We totally understand the characters' motivations and feelings with never a boring moment. Highly recommended.
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Still reading the short story collection and enjoying it. Just too much grading and lesson prep to do that keeps me away from pleasure reading.
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