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Published: Sep. 08, 2011
Words: 6,322 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465912763
Short description
Three stories to make you think... Round Trip: 24 hours in the lives of ordinary people - some facing extraordinary events Poison: an ingenious method of murder C'est la vie: a murder, a body, a mystery...Extended description
Three dark, sardonic short stories that will have you expecting the unexpected:In "Poison," a psychologically abused wife discovers that her husband's nut allergy may be the solution to all her problems.
In "Round Trip," a five pound note passes through desperate hands, greedy hands and tired hands before coming full circle…accompanied by a big surprise.
In "Ç'est La Vie," the police bungle a murder investigation under the watchful eye of someone uncomfortably close to the killing.
Adult-content rating: This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages. For more information, see the Support FAQ.
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suspense, murder, mystery, short stories, revenge, twistsAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Frederick Brooke
on Feb. 09, 2012 :
(no rating)
Three stories make up this collection, but they pack a punch. Elegantly crafted, carefully structured, they are also filled with dialogue that resonates true. Example: "Jamie, I'll follow you anywhere, you daft sod!" I finished the stories a couple days ago, and the characters are still haunting me. In the first story, Round Trip, the author introduces a half dozen fully fleshed characters in about the same number of pages -- an amazing feat. But ultimately the main character isn't even a person.
The second story, Poison, is more traditional in its structure and denouement, but no less devastating. Surprises everywhere here. The third story could remind you of Dostoyevsky, depicting a descent into a special sort of madness which seems somehow totally credible. Reading stories this good, I realized I've been missing something. The short story is by definition more compressed, more distilled, and the language more powerful. I highly recommend Donna Brown's Double-take Tales.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
White Sun Press
on Jan. 22, 2012 :
This collection of stories by Donna Brown is delightfully dark and contains fascinating characters with stories that feel off in all of the right (and wrong) ways. I think my favorite of these was "Poison," the story of a wife's struggle with an indifferent and shallow mate, but all of them are clever and unexpected with fun twists. "Round Trip" is the story of a five-pound note as it changes hands through a slew of interesting characters, including a taxi driver, a waitress in a dive pub and a bingo parlour, telling each of their mini-stories. "C'est la Vie" is a grim story of murder and mayhem that also sneaks under your skin and pulls you into the mind of its rather off-kilter but oddly sympathetic narrator. All of these stories are great reads - a collection reminiscent of Shirley Jackson or Roald Dahl's more twisted shorts.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
SM Johnson
on Jan. 06, 2012 :
Donna Brown does a nice job with these twisted little vignettes. C'est La Vie was definitely my favorite of the three. I'm quite impressed at how much characterization the author can pull off in so few words. I look forward to reading more from Donna.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)