Mean Streets

By: Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, Simon R. Green

Featuring New York Times best-selling authors Jim Butcher and Simon R. Green, and national best-selling authors Kat Richardson and Thomas E. Sniegoski, Mean Streets offers four novellas from the hottest names in contemporary paranormal suspense. Running the gamut from demons and werewolves to zombies and black magic, these whodunits crackle with otherworldly secrets, making for a noir collection with an extra set of fangs.©2009 Roc Trade (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

A nice change

What did you love best about Mean Streets?

I like this new series of books that are full of short themed stories, it is a great idea. This book did a great job the stories were interesting and even some new and fresh lines of thought instead of the same old thing.

What other book might you compare Mean Streets to and why?

I can not think of a book I would compare it to, if you know the authors that took part and enjoy those, then you will like this book.

What does the narrator bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

As always the readers bring a different take to the way I may read a sentence giving it a possible twist here or wrinkle there. I also enjoy the hands free ability to consume the book while completing another task

Who was the most memorable character of Mean Streets and why?

Hard to say

caveat emptor

Should have read more carefully, the narrator for the Dresden story isn't James Marsters and it is jarring enough I've bounced off this book three times.

I have a weakness for Jim Butcher

Any additional comments?

this is a great collection of fun short stories by some of my favorite authors.

A collection of 4 novellas

I am familiar with Jim Butcher and Simon Green, I have read most of what they have written, I enjoyed what they contributed. (not their best, but not their worst either) Kat Richardson's ghost story was interesting and had a real twist, It was good for a 2 1/2 hour listen. Thomas Sniegoski' is new to me, but I found this work very enjoyable and will be looking into checking out some of his other books. If you enjoy urban fantasy, these anthologies are a good way to find new authors. No not every story will knock your socks off but, being fair I have to say I really enjoyed 80% and I didn't hate the other 20%. Wish I could give this 4 1/2 stars.BTW If you have been listening to Jim Butcher "Dresden Files" and Simon Green "Nightside" on Audible, there is a different narrators, still I think they were done well. Nice way to find new authors and narrators.

Great P. I. Stories with a twist.

This was the best anthology I have run across. Each novella was a jewel! I had to put it away briefly while I caught up on the Dresden series and then jumped right in. Fortunately I totally lucked out and caught two of the other authors in the perfect sequence I was in with their series! Simon Green was new to me and I am intrigued by his "Nightside" series and will definitely check out some of his other stuff.

I am already a huge Dresden fan so I figured I would like his story the best but Kat Richardson's jaunt to Mexico with Harper Blaine blew me away too. This is the way to do an anthology. Rather than being loaded with many short, mediocre stories it has four great stories by truly talented writers with enough time to develop some great tales.