The New Death and others by James Hutchings

I was taken in as soon as James Hutchings e-mailed me to review this book. Mostly because of the witty subject line that stated "44 Stories. 19 Poems. No sparkly vampires." And James stayed true his word. There is no short story or poems in this collection that could be "inspired" from the countless other urban/dark fantasy books. The stories, sometimes funny, sometimes laughably ironic, sometimes freakishly real and always entertaining ; are a grab bag of fabulous vignettes that are definitely intriguing. This was right up my dark and twisted alley. So, if you're looking for a read full of cynical and twisted tales and poem with criminal puns that will keep you laughing (and all your friends will be face palming when you repeat them) than this book is for you.