MatchUp

MatchUp is an anthology of short stories by crime novel writers, most of whom you have probably already read. This one is edited by Lee Child, and it is the next such analogy put out by the International Thriller Writers. The first was called Thriller and was edited by James Patterson in 2006. In 2009, Clive Cussler edited Thriller 2. Sandra Brown did Love is Murder in 2012. And in 2014, Face Off and was edited by David Baldacci. These are all major heavyweights in the crime genre.

The twist to MatchUp is that men and women writers have been paired together. The challenge the authors took on was to combine their own primary protagonists that they’ve already written about and to include them in the same story. Sandra Brown wrote Honor &… with C.J. Box. Kathy Reiches wrote Faking a Murderer with Lee Child. Lisa Jackson wrote Deserves to be Dead with John Sandford. Lisa Scottoline wrote Getaway with Nelson DeMiller. And there’s so much more. If you love short stories and crime novels, this one will get you through those moments when you’re not quite ready to take on a whole novel. You can’t go wrong by keeping this one at your bedside. 

I did a pre-publication review, and the was released just three weeks ago on 6/13/17.