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Generally I consider most short story collections a mixed bag at best, unless your name is Stephen King. And the reason I read this one is firstly the inclusion of a Charlie Parker story, which was imho the best story in the book at the same time. Secondly I was kind of curious how mr. Connely did do outside of "Charlie Parker universe". And while he did not really dissapoint he did not always deliver as good. I did enjoy the opening novella and the short story on the Witches, which might have been more interesting had it been taken as the seed for a novel on its own.
Most of all I find the art of short story writing to be far more difficult for any writer and Connolly does not always make the stories come alive in the same sense he does with his longer novels.

That said it was time well spend.