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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Collection Of Short Stories" by Larry Steinman.]

Collection Of Short Stories by Larry Steinman consists of nine short stories. The first short story is about the murder of a hot-tempered businessman. As he has a lot of enemies because of his attitude, it is very hard for the detectives to find the murderer. A story is about a dead man's fortune. He leaves a great fortune to his relatives, but they must find it to get their share. The last story is set against the backdrop of WW2. A private detective, who knows nothing about spying, is followed by a bunch of spies for some unknown reason. He tries to find the truth and eventually finds something hazardous enough to ensure his death.

The author has set all the short stories in the mid 20th century except one, which is set in 1874. Almost every story starts with a murder. The detectives try to find the murderer and accidentally find something else that surprises them.

I enjoyed almost every story. All these stories had a twist at the end, which is the essence of a good mystery. The thing I loved most about this book was that the author didn't try to create fake suspense. There were no absurd details, and everything happened very smoothly and naturally. My favourite story was "Too Many Spies". It was a gripping story with a satisfying ending. I liked this story for its grand setting that included many countries and their people. It was very interesting to read the story of an average detective who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The story named "The Way West" was a bit boring. It was about the adventures of a young man who travelled from the East Coast to California. It was very off-putting because it wasn't an adventure story I was expecting to read in a mystery book.

I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I reduce one star because it has a lot of errors and needs another round of editing. These errors are serious enough to interrupt the flow of the story, and a reader has to reread some of the pages for clarity. Otherwise, it is a fascinating read, and that's why I am not giving this book 2 stars.

Readers who like mystery novels would find this book amusing. It is also suitable for young readers as there is no graphic violence or any kind of profanity.

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Nine stories with different approaches from the detectives and crimes' world sound like a worthy read. Spies and crime-solving bring a captivating note, but I don't think this collection is for me. However, thank you for a pleasant review!

InStoree wrote: ↑27 Aug 2019, 05:29 Nine stories with different approaches from the detectives and crimes' world sound like a worthy read. Spies and crime-solving bring a captivating note, but I don't think this collection is for me. However, thank you for a pleasant review!

Thank you Instoree for your kind remarks. Hope you find a great mystery that befits your taste.

This one’s going on my ever increasing to read list. Out of interest how short is each story? I know the phrase ‘short story’ is used by different people to refer to everything from a few pages to 100 or so pages!

Even with the errors, it sounds like this is a good book for those who enjoy mysteries. I'm not sure I would appreciate it, but I'm glad you liked it.

This could be an interesting book to read, being composed of many stories in one stop. Mystery stories are my most sought-after reading materials. Thanks for this interesting review.

These short stories may please someone interested in mystery or suspense, but I am at a loss to see how the stories all touching on murder will make me want to read them. Thanks for the wonderful review.

It's great that the author managed to put a twist in EVERY story. Sounds like a good read.
Thanks for the review

I love a good short story collection, and this seems to deliver (except for the editing errors)! I'm glad you enjoyed it still. Thanks for the review.

I enjoy mystery stories. I think I would like to read this book. Thank you for the detailed review.

This is a great book for those who enjoy mystery and detective stories. Thank you for the review.

I liked short stories ever since my high school days. Considering these are collection of mystery and detective stories, I will definitely add it to my shelf.

I love the book already. Mystery books are so hard to write and this one sounds so interesting. However, I absolutely hate books with errors that interrupt my flow of reading so I am kind of unsure now. I am glad you loved the book, your review was amazing!

Crime/mystery novels aren't really my cup of tea so I'll likely pass on this one. It does sound like the author did a great job at maintaining suspense! I'm sure those that like the genre will enjoy the novel. Thanks for a great review!

Ben Moore wrote: ↑27 Aug 2019, 06:30 This one’s going on my ever increasing to read list. Out of interest how short is each story? I know the phrase ‘short story’ is used by different people to refer to everything from a few pages to 100 or so pages!

Hope you would like it. Each story has different length, some are very short like 4 to 7 pages, and some are of average length that is approximately 25 pages, and few are long. I am not sure about the length cause there were no page numbers. There were only location number.
Thanks a lot for commenting