Exit Wounds

Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime

By: Dean Koontz, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale

Narrated by: full cast

Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.

After an introduction by the editors, Paul B. Kane and Marie O’Regan, this collection includes the following stories:

• “The Bully” by Jeffery Deaver
• “Dead Weight” by Fiona Cummins
• “Like a Glass Jaw” by Mark Billingham
• “On The Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier” by John Connolly
• “The Pitcher” by Sarah Hilary
• “Disciplined” by Martyn Waites
• “The Consumers” by Dennis Lehane
• “Voices Through the Wall” by Alex Gray
• “Wet with Rain” by Lee Child
• “Happy Holidays” by Val McDermid
• “Fool You Twice” by Steph Broadribb
• “Lebensraum” by Christopher Fowler
• “Dancing Towards the Blade” by Mark Billingham
• “Kittens” by Dean Koontz
• “Take My Hand” by A. K. Benedict
• “Dressed to Kill” by James Oswald
• “Booty and the Beast” by Joe R. Lansdale
• “The New Lad” by Paul Finch
• “The Recipe” by Louise Jensen

The full list of narrators includes Kate Reading, Austin Rising, Marisa Calin, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Alan Smyth, Peter Noble, Derek Perkins, Courtney Patterson, Alison Larkin, Robert Fass, Justine Eyre, Jennifer Woodward, Helen Lloyd, Ron Butler, Rachel Jacobs, Shiromi Arserio, Ralph Lister, Ralph Lister, and James Langton.

"Voices Through the Wall" © 2009 by Alex Gray. Originally published in Shattered: Every Crime Has a Victim. Reprinted by permission of the author. "Wet with Rain" © 2014 by Lee Child. Originally published in Belfast Noir. Reprinted by permission of the author. "Happy Holidays" © 2008 by Val McDermid. Originally published in the Daily Mail. Reprinted by permission of the author. "Fool You Twice" © 2019 by Marland Broadribb, Ltd. "Lebensraum" © 2019 by Christopher Fowler. "Dancing Towards the Blade" © Mark Billingham, Ltd. A version of this story was first published in Men from Boys, edited by John Harvey. Published by William Heinemann, Ltd., 2003. Reprinted by permission of the author. "Kittens" © 1966 by Dean Koontz. Originally published in The Reflector, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; revised edition ©1995 by Dean R. Koontz. Reprinted by permission of the author. "Take My Hand" © 2019 by A. K. Benedict. "Dressed to Kill" © 2019 by James Oswald. "Booty and the Beast" © 1995 by Joe R. Lansdale. Originally published in Archon Gaming. Reprinted by permission of the author. "The New Lad" © 2019 by Paul Finch. "The Recipe" © 2019 by Louise Jensen.

©2019 Introduction © 2019 by Paul B. Kane & Marie O'Regan. "The Bully" © 2019 by Jeffery Deaver. "Dead Weight" © 2019 by Fiona Cummins. "Like a Glass Jaw" © 2015 by Mark Billingham, Ltd. This story was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015 as part of the series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. "On The Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier" © 2016 by John Connolly. Originally published in Night Music: Nocturnes 2. Reprinted by permission of the author. "The Pitcher" © 2019 by Sarah Hilary. "Disciplined" © 2019 by Martyn Waites. "The Consumers" © 2012 by Dennis Lehane. Originally published in Mystery Writers of America present Vengeance. Reprinted by permission of the author. (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Dark and twisted short stories

These are a collection of dark and twisted short mystery stories. Some I enjoyed more that others. A few I had a tough time with keeping my attention enough to know what the story was about. Maybe this would have been better if I'd read rather than listened to the stories.

Fantastic!

I loved the stories, and the collection they make together. The range of mystery and thriller sub-genres kept me guessing what twists each tale would bring.

Mixed Bag

This is like tales from the crypt. Some are okay, some are less and some make you stop and think wow. A few grab you at the end with wonderful macabre twists. I enjoyed most of the stories and most of the readers.

Compilation of stories

Some were very good and some were forgettable. the shorter the story the better in some cases.

Keeps you hooked!

Collection of short stories. Except for a few stories they all held my attention and it was entertaining!!

it was just OK

A few of the stories were really good but most of the stories were really bad.

Most stories were great

There were only a few I didn’t like. Nice quick read and pretty good. I wish some of the stories were longer and didn’t leave me guessing what happened next.

The accents used

Kinda boring, which made it hard to follow at times, but I’m also new to this so hopefully it gets better in time.

Narration was excellent

I considered this a fair read at best. Too many insignificant details and too many best scenario situations and predictable outcomes

Very enjoyable short stories. 21 Sep 2021

I really enjoyed most of these short stories. The narration was great. I was definitely surprised by the ending of the majority of these stories as well and will listen to this set again. I recommend giving it a chance.