This is an ebook that Lee Goldberg shared with me. You can buy a copy at Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Here is a list of the authors: Max Allan Collins, Bill Crider, Stephen Gallagher, Lee Goldberg, Joel Goldman, Ed Gorman, Libby Fischer Hellmann, Vicki Hendricks, Naomi Hirahara, Paul Levine, Harry Shannon, and Dave Zeltserman.
I've read books where each author has written another chapter in the story, but this is the first time where authors only contribute a few sentences. This had the potential to be choppy and bit hard to read, but you don't find that in this two part story.
The story has a good flow; you can't tell where one author stops and another starts. You also can't tell who is writing what - the story has it's own flavor and I didn't "taste" any of the authors.
That said, the story begins with a woman on the run and everyone she meets is trying to kill her. It's fast paced, has a good flow to the story, and you almost hold your breath to see what is going to happen next. I enjoyed this read; the main female character is tough and hardcore and she needs to be to survive.
I had fun matching up the authors to their sections of the story after I was through reading it. Why don't you pick up a copy and see what you think of this style and if you can actually find what your favorite author wrote before you cheat and look at the back. I'll be amazed if you can point it out.
Happy reading!
