Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
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Leap Day and Other Stories
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Francis M. Nevins
Class/Genre: Mystery [Short Stories]
2003, $25.95, 208 pp.
This fourteen-crime story collection consists of twelve tales over twenty years old published in major magazines though for the most part out of print. Each tale is unique yet loaded with suspense that hooks the audience from the onset as few short stories can, let alone an entire anthology. In the Introduction, Jon L. Breen explains the influence of Gardner, Woolrich, and especially Queen on the writings of Francis M. Nevins. However, this reviewer feels this master of crime thrillers loaded with deep characters and plenty of action has his own style that will thrill genre readers.
Harriet Klausner
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