A good collection of stories mainly from authors I've not tried before. It's a great way to try new authors and at the price you can't go wrong. The stories were on whole strong and I enjoyed this sort book.

I always imagine that it must be much more difficult for an author to write a great short story, than to write a full length novel. Being able to grip the reader with a great plot and realistic characters in just a few pages is such a skill, and I have been disappointed in the past by some short stories. The eight authors who have contributed their stories to Dead Simple are obviously very talented. Each of these are perfectly formed and gripping, and whilst the style varies from author to author, they are all, without exception, fabulous reads.

A brilliant collection of short crime stories.....loved them all.... If I had to pick a favourite it would be the funeral perhaps.... Go on splash your £1 - great reads!

There are some big name authors here and a few I haven’t had the pleasure of reading before. Some very short stories but they all pack a punch. Great variety and some fantastic ideas. I enjoyed all of them for different reasons and would find it hard to pick a favourite from them which is possibly unfair anyway because they are all individual subjects .. but if I had to I think the one that resonated most was ‘The Perfect Murder’ it just goes to show how easy it would be to plot a crime! A great selection and introduction to the crime/thriller genre and plenty of appeal to make one want to read a longer book by any of these writers.