Book info

• Title First Thrills: Volume 1
• Author Lee Child
• Year 2010
• Genre Short Stories

From small-town crime stories to sweeping global conspiracies, this is a cross section of today's hottest thriller-writing talent. First Thrills: Volume 1 contains stories six original stories by: Lee Child, Michael Palmer and Daniel James Palmer, Karen Dionne, J.T. Ellison, Ryan Brown, Rip Gerber, Sean Michael Bailey.

Thoughts

I always find the idea of short story collections more exciting in principal than I usually find them in practice, and this one had more anticipation thanks to the names attached. It’s kind of cynical to say “we’re giving some authors a bigger stage thanks to Lee Child and Jeffrey Deaver” but equally, they’re upfront and honest about it and it works! So no complaints here.

Actually, it was a really good collection of stories, all very short, some just a couple of minutes of reading time. As always, some stick out in the mind more than others - I particularly enjoyed the case of the missing thriller writer, the frozen chair lift situation, and the tragedy unfolding in the death camp train.

It’s quite nice sometimes to take a break from full length novels and dip in and out of stories instead, and I highly recommend this book for when you feel like a quick hit of thrill and mystery.

Rating: 4 / 5