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Exit Wounds

Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime

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Exit Wounds

By: Dean Koontz, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale
Narrated by: full cast
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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.
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Really enjoyed these stories. Most twists were obvious, but the stories and their delivery was entertaining.

Great twists

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I am a newcomer to Audible, having signed up to obtain a book that is the third of a trilogy that is no longer available on kindle or in paperback.

Having ‘dipped’ my toe in the water so to speak I looked around to see if there were any other books that I would be interested in. Unfortunately listening to samples of some books that I had already purchased on kindle proved to be a massive disappointment as I found that particular narrator to be ‘meh’.

Then I saw this. Though I have read (and enjoyed) a number of books/stories from the authors included in this anthology, I had not read any of these stories and so was intrigued. Especially as the stories were read by many different narrators.

All I can say is that the stories were varied and interesting, many of which had twists that were unexpected. But the real selling point for me were the narrators. They were one and all brilliant. My one gripe is that though the narrators are listed in the opening credits, and included in a printed list in the product description. they are not listed individually with the stories they are reading, which is a disappointment as I would likely like to listen to many of them again

Loved it

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Should let Lee Child know, Special branch are the Irish police, not UK, and northern Ireland is still British.

Not bad

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Great stories, well read, although the accents of some of the narrators were comical, one in particular was literally a mix of Yorkshire, Irish, West country, Welsh, Pakistani and Swenglish in one....anyone who watched Kevins attempt at Mancunian after Perry returned after a w/e in Manchester will understand...it takes a special talent to manage that, so respect young lady 😉

Gripping and funny

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Some stories are really good, others…not so much. Killed some time though. It’s ok for free :D

Hit and miss

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