The stories were mostly about violent crime and involved death and in some cases a fair amount of gore. It might seem as if violence is the only theme running through the stories but there is another theme. Many of the main characters were people who were dragged into the violent crimes they are portrayed as committing against their will. What I liked most was the fact that the stories were short and were easy to read. The characterisation for some of the stories was a little sketchy and in some cases the plot seemed a little contrived but there were instances of brilliance and many times I was impressed by what I was reading. My favourite story of the batch was "A Night Without Mercy". The entire story is told in the form of calls to 911 and it is a very interesting method used.
All in I would give the book a 5/10
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