These stories cover a wide variety of situations, mostly in exotic locations, convincingly portrayed as if he's lived in each himself. Usually there's a sense of menace, a twist, a moral dilemma, often an encounter with a stranger. Deliciously (or maybe disturbingly) menacing. I found it compulsive reading and more enjoyable than some of his novels.
(Victoria Grey-Edwards - bwl 114 Autumn 2024 ) |
