"Written by a giant of the genre.highly recommended." Lee Childs, author of the Jack Reacher novels "I have been a fan of Maxim Jakubowski for years. There just is no finer mystery writer and editor anywhere. Find a comfortable chair and a strong drink and prepare to be enthralled." Alexander Algren, author of Out in a Flash: Murder Mystery Flash Fiction "A stunning collection, simply the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year and a real treat for crime-fiction fans. I highly recommend!" Leonard Carpenter, author of the Conan the Barbarian books and Lusitania Lost "Maxim Jakubowski is deeply experienced in the field. Sometimes a brief zap of great writing is just what you're in the mood for or have time for.

That's when anthologies like his are ideal. intellectually outstanding." --The New York Journal of Books "One highlight is Paul A. Freeman's imaginative 'Sherlock Holmes and a Case of Humbug,' in which the detective doubts Ebenezer Scrooge's change of heart resulted from ghostly visitations and uncovers a violent crime. Another is Eric Brown's eerie 'The Curse of Carmody Grange,' in which Holmes investigates a disappearance from a sealed room attributed to a centuries-old curse." -- Publishers Weekly.