- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Do-Not Press (April 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1899344527
- ISBN-13: 978-1899344529
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 236 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,224,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Kirkus Reviews
In their ever-widening search for hard-edged themes, editors Ripley and Jakubowski (Fresh Blood 2, 1998, etc.), have now latched on to villains getting off scot-free despite their bad behavior. Of these 15 episodes, most by newcomers to the British crime writing scene, only editor Ripley (Angel solves a bawdy-pub robbery), Denise Mina (a geriatric nurse gets her comeuppance), and Rob Ryan (a state trooper blasts away) call their crooks to account, although co-editor Jakubowski and H.R. McGregor do render their stories as first-person confessions. The true standout is from the one relatively old hand, Minette Walters, who champions the cause of an abused wife, but almost as noteworthy is Manda Scott's veterinarian on house call. As for the rest, they either rely on that old standby, the last-sentence twist (Paul Johnston's writer, Phil Andrewss plumber, Adam Lloyd Baker's gambler, Paul Charles's tattoo artist) or blithely bypass plausibility in the manner of Martyn Waites (an actor empathizes with Sweeney Todd), Peter Gutteridge (goodbye to the wives and the neighbors), and Lee Childs (downswing in a red Firebird). Andrea Badenoch turns to that other clich, the drunk and the bartender, but the tale she tells is horrific, with lingering aftershocks for all concerned, including the reader. If not quite the new wave of crime writing the editors promise, a solid evening's reading for the anti-cozy enthusiast. -- Copyright ©2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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FB3 >> Another Solid Anthology,
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This review is from: Fresh Blood III (Paperback)
Fifteen more stories comprise this third instalment in editors Ripley and Jakubowski's effort to promote the best of "new" British crime writers. Three of the authors (the two editors plus Paul Charles) have appeared in earlier "Fresh Blood" anthologies, and the other twelve have all published at least one novel. The stories almost seem to come in pairs, Minette Walters and Denise Mina's stories both concern abuse of the elderly, and both end with justice served. Two of the stories are constructed as confessionals, Maxim Jakubowski's subpar (for him) "The Day I Killed Tony Blair," and HR MacGregor's "The Confession." Mike Ripley's "Angel Eyes" and Paul Johnson's "Frankie and Johnny Were Lovers?" are both kind of funny, bawdy, and harmless tales. Martin Waites and Manda Scott both feature genuine psychopaths, the first story being a rather predictable tale of a frustrated actor, the second, a stunningly nasty encounter with a vile dog owner. Scott's tale is even more foul considering it's entirely based on either personal experience or first-hand accounts from trusted sources. Two rather conventional stories contain last paragraph twists that undo their criminal protagonists Paul Johnson's throwaway "Crime Fest" and Peter Guttridge's somewhat out of place and cutely titled "The Postman Only Rings When He Can Be Bothered." For once, all three stories set in the US are believable and don't bear the mark of an outsider. Rob Ryan's "S••t Happens" is a fairly basic story of a couple of minor hoods messing up bad along the Jersey Turnpike. Adam Lloyd Baker's "Atlantic City" is a rather banal quickie about a falling out between two hoods. Lee Child's "James Penney's New Identity" is a very good fugitive story" set in the southwest and California, and he is the one writer in this anthology I definitely intend to keep an eye out for.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A New Twist To English Crime Fiction,
This review is from: Fresh Blood III (Paperback)
This is a very interesting colletion of the "New Wave" of English crime fiction. Don't expect a re-hash of the "Pulp Fiction" craze that has permeated the American crime fiction lately. This stories focus more on the odd and strange personalitites of criminals. I would recommend this book for fans of Ian Ranklin.
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FB3 >> Another Solid Anthology,
By A. Ross - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fresh Blood III (Paperback)
Fifteen more stories comprise this third instalment in editors Ripley and Jakubowski's effort to promote the best of "new" British crime writers. Three of the authors (the two editors plus Paul Charles) have appeared in earlier "Fresh Blood" anthologies, and the other twelve have all published at least one novel. The stories almost seem to come in pairs, Minette Walters and Denise Mina's stories both concern abuse of the elderly, and both end with justice served. Two of the stories are constructed as confessionals, Maxim Jakubowski's subpar (for him) "The Day I Killed Tony Blair," and HR MacGregor's "The Confession." Mike Ripley's "Angel Eyes" and Paul Johnson's "Frankie and Johnny Were Lovers?" are both kind of funny, bawdy, and harmless tales. Martin Waites and Manda Scott both feature genuine psychopaths, the first story being a rather predictable tale of a frustrated actor, the second, a stunningly nasty encounter with a vile dog owner. Scott's tale is even more foul considering it's entirely based on either personal experience or first-hand accounts from trusted sources. Two rather conventional stories contain last paragraph twists that undo their criminal protagonists Paul Johnson's throwaway "Crime Fest" and Peter Guttridge's somewhat out of place and cutely titled "The Postman Only Rings When He Can Be Bothered." For once, all three stories set in the US are believable and don't bear the mark of an outsider. Rob Ryan's "S**t Happens" is a fairly basic story of a couple of minor hoods messing up bad along the Jersey Turnpike. Adam Lloyd Baker's "Atlantic City" is a rather banal quickie about a falling out between two hoods. Lee Child's "James Penney's New Identity" is a very good fugitive story" set in the southwest and California, and he is the one writer in this anthology I definitely intend to keep an eye out for.
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A New Twist To English Crime Fiction,
By John Harrison - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fresh Blood III (Paperback)
This is a very interesting colletion of the "New Wave" of English crime fiction. Don't expect a re-hash of the "Pulp Fiction" craze that has permeated the American crime fiction lately. This stories focus more on the odd and strange personalitites of criminals. I would recommend this book for fans of Ian Ranklin.
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