Afraid of the Light – An Anthology of Crime Fiction #anthology #crime #bookreview

I am delighted to share a review of another of my #20booksofsummer, tomorrow see’s the final review of the 20th book 🙂

However, today I am delighted to share Afraid of the Light – An Anthology of Crime Fiction with a Forward by Alex North. Let me show you more about it…

Synopsis…

Some people are scared of the dark. But it’s the light that exposes the secrets.

A young boy with nightmares faces up to his demons. A deathbed confession turns the world on its axis. A five-year-old watches his parents bury a body in the garden. A soldier returns from the war to find the horror isn’t yet over.

Afraid Of The Light brings the imagination of fourteen bestselling crime writers together in a collection that will keep you up all night. From a deadly campfire game to a holiday gone wrong, to an AI assistant with a motive and a love affair that can only end in murder, this is a gripping, twisty set of stories to send a shiver down your spine.

CONTRIBUTORS
Are you Listening? – Adam Southward
Daddy Dearest – Dominic Nolan
Deathbed, Beth Dead – Elle Croft
Loveable Alan Atcliffe – S R Masters
Sleep Time – Phoebe Morgan
Coming Home – N J Mackay
Sausage Fingers – Victoria Selman
Just a Game – Rachael Blok
Drowning in Debt – Heather Critchlow
To Evil or Not to Evil – Jo Furniss
Sheep’s Clothing – Robert Scragg
Frantic – Clare Empson
Planting Nan – James Delargy
Shadow – Kate Simants

All author royalties from the sale of this anthology will be donated to the Samaritans.

Samaritans is a charity working across the UK and Ireland to reduce the number of people who take their own lives and help people who are struggling to cope with how they’re feeling or with life’s challenges. When life is difficult, Samaritans are here – day or night, 365 days a year.

You can call them for free on 116 123, email them at jo@samaritans.org, or visit http://www.samaritans.org to find your nearest branch.

Buy your copy HERE 🙂

My Review…

I have recently finished an excellent crime thriller book that has left me with a bit of a book hangover. I knew I wanted to read a book but couldn’t seem to find anything that felt right. I came across this Crime Anthology that I bought a while ago and thought this may be just the thing, and indeed it was.

Fourteen Authors bring 14 short stories that have a darkness to them. Whether it is an outwardly criminal action or something far more sinister this anthology has a good mix. There were some of the stories that I really did like and had me on edge, while others were more thought-provoking.
I had initially intended only reading a couple of stories but sat and read each one, so this book definitely helped me with my book hangover.

I did like the various different styles of the authors and also how they created very different stories with a dark theme to them.

It is a great way of discovering new authors as well as seeing favourites. A good mix of styles and stories that crime readers, as well as general fiction readers who like their books a little on the dark side, will like. I thoroughly enjoyed all the stories and I would definitely recommend this book.