#Murder and Mayhem in Muskego

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Last Call by Bryan VanMeter

Title: Last CallAuthor: Bryan VanMeterIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: CrimePace: MediumFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 This short story is all a great, big build up to a murder. And it’s brilliant. You know that everything is going to end in death, although you kind of hope that you’re wrong.…

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Universal Donor by Jeri Westerson

Title: Universal DonorAuthor: Jeri WestersonIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 3.5 (Liked this)My Bookshelves: Crime, HorrorPace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 The first half of this short story felt a whole lot less dark than I was expecting. Or that the tone of the story hinted at. After all, it was all focused on a guy trying…

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Murder and Mayhem in Muskego edited by Jon & Ruth Jordan

Title: Murder and Mayhem in MuskegoAuthor: Jon Jordan, Ruth Jordan, Megan Abbott, Dana Cameron, Reed Farrel Coleman, Hilary Davidson, Sean Doolittle, J.M. Edwards, Andrew Grant, Ted Hertel, Jr., Chris F. Holm, Brad Parks, Gary Phillips, Kat Richardson, Greg Rucka, Marcus Sakey, Tom Schreck, Nathan Banks, Zoe Sharp, Bryan VanMeter & Jeri WestersonIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth…

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Pattern Recognition by Dana Cameron

Pattern Recognition #DanaCameron #Fangborn

Title: Pattern RecognitionAuthor: Dana CameronSeries: Fangborn #0.4In: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: Paranormal fantasy, Urban fantasy, Vampires, WerewolvesDates read: 30th June 2021Pace: Slow, Medium, FastFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 20125th sentence, 74th page: And her brother; apparently he’d taken…

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Slider by Reed Farrel Coleman

I loved the disjointed nature of this #ShortStory #ReedFarrelColeman

Title: SliderAuthor: Reed Farrel ColemanIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 3.5 (Liked this)My Bookshelves: CrimeDates read: 6th August 2021Pace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 20125th sentence, 74th page: I got a shield to prove it and everything. A body washes up on the shore, sparking memories of a time long ago. As the tale…

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Hollywood Lanes by Megan Abbott

Hollywood Lanes #MeganAbbott #MurderAndMayhemInMuskego

Title: Hollywood LanesAuthor: Megan AbbottIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 3 (On the fence about this one)My Bookshelves: Crime, ThrillerDates read: 31st March 2021Pace: MediumFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 20125th sentence, 74th page: She was talking about Sherry. Hollywood Lanes is a bowling alley filled with a lot of drama and…

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Serenity by Brad Parks

Serenity by Brad Parks

Title: SerenityAuthor: Brad ParksIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 3.5 (Liked this)My Bookshelves: CrimePace: FastFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 I enjoyed the way in which the wisdom prayer was used to create the name of this short story. It’s definitely Italy a prayer that has come up a few times in my life over the years. I know in…

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Chemotherapy by Kat Richardson

Chemotherapy by Kat Richardson

Title: ChemotherapyAuthor: Kat RichardsonIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: CrimePace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 This short story had a completely unexpected turn. It was quite dark and filled with death and crime (expected), but with a much, much, much darker ending than I expected. Like,…

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Chatter by Gary Phillips

Chatter by Gary Phillips

Title: ChatterAuthor: Gary PhillipsIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 3 (On the fence about this one)My Bookshelves: CrimePace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 This short story was pure dialogue. Which makes sense, considering the fact that the title of it is literally Chatter. I mean, the whole thing read like chatter. And it was…

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The Name of the Dame by Ted Hertel, Jr.

This story started of very uncomfortably.... #TedHertelJr.

Title: The Name of the DameAuthor: Ted Hertel, Jr.In: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)My Bookshelves: HorrorPace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 When I started reading this I was so very, very uncomfortable. I mean, it’s a damn character who is a stalker and terrifying. And just… oh, hell no.…

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The Great Plains by Chris F. Holm

The Great Plains by Chris F. Holm

Title: The Great PlainsAuthor: Chris F. HolmIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: CrimePace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 When you read a short story on a murder collection that is all about a man who is sitting by himself in a car and watching… you get the hinkies. And have some pretty serious…

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Loose Lips by Andrew Grant

Loose Lips by Andrew Grant

Title: Loose LipsAuthor: Andrew GrantIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: CrimePace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 I loved the spy angle of this short story. As the tale unfolds and the actions of the past twenty-four hours… you start to see more and more of what has gone on behind the scenes.…

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Kross Kill by J.M. Edwards

Kross Kill by J.M. Edwards

Title: Kross KillAuthor: J.M. EdwardsIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: CrimePace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 This was… disturbed. Which is not surprising considering the collection that I found this in. And the fact that it had the word “kill” in the title. Although, I was expecting more…

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Nice Guy Type by Sean Doolittle

There's a reason I don't like the term Nice Guy #SeanDoolittle

Title: Nice Guy TypeAuthor: Sean DoolittleIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 3.5 (Liked this)My Bookshelves: Crime, GhostsDates read: 15th August 2021Pace: FastFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 20125th sentence, 74th page: “Take the next block.” There’s always the “nice guy type”. Even in death, but, as always seems to happen with the “nice…

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Undying Love by Hilary Davidson

This was a little...disturbing. #HilaryDavidson #MurderAndMayhemInMuskego

Title: Undying LoveAuthor: Hilary DavidsonIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: Crime, GhostsDates read: 13th August 2021Pace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 20125th sentence, 74th page: She lived down the street from us. He’s got a ferryman trying to take him to the other side. But instead, he wants…