A Baker's Dozen ★★★☆☆

 

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Title: A Baker's Dozen
Series: ----------
Author: Alfred Hitchcock (Editor)
Rating: 3 of 5 Stars
Genre: Crime Fiction
Pages: 170
Words: 67K

Synopsis:

From the Inside Cover

NEVER SAY DIE.

For those who had the courage to come back for more, that generous master of suspense has provided a baker’s dozen of the bizarre, a little extra in the way of horror and intrigue. Here is a supreme collection of skin-prickling suspense, cunningly chosen to startle and terrify, by.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Table of Contents:

F. TENNYSON JESSE - The Mask

AGATHA CHRISTIE - Accident

GRAHAM GREENE - A Day Saved

ROBERT LEWIS - Roman Holiday

SAMUEL BLAS - Revenge

JOHN STEINBECK - The Snake

MARY DEASY - Long Shadow on the Lawn

RAY BRADBURY - The Night

D. H. LAWRENCE - The Rocking-Horse Winner

GEORGES CAROUSSO - The Warden

ELLIS ST. JOSEPH - Leviathan

LOUIS POLLOCK - Breakdown

EUGENE MANLOVE RHODES - The Fool’s Heart

My Thoughts:

This was a decent read and I don't have anything to complain about but it wasn't as fantastic as some of the other books that Hitchcock has edited. With authors like Christie, Steinbeck and Bradbury I have to admit I was expecting something a notch above what I got.

In terms of food, it was the difference between the pictures of a hamburger that you see at fastfood places (like McDonald's) and the reality of what you get. Nothing wrong with the burger and you're going to eat it and enjoy it. But no one can say that it looks anything like the picture of perfection you see up on the menu or in the ads.

I am content with my time spent with this book but have nothing to rave or rant about. Makes writing this review pretty easy though!

Oh, technically this book is called “A Baker's Dozen of Suspense Stories” but that is a ridiculous mouthful.

★★★☆☆

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