Opening Shots - Volume Two

This second volume of Opening Shots is a collection of twenty-three first stories published by prominent mystery and crime writers. Some of these offerings are remarkably mature, professional work. Others are more obviously early works, before the writers' skills reached full maturity. But every one of them is a pleasure to read, and in each can be seen the seed of the writer's craft."Each writer has included an introduction worth the price of admission all by themselves", observes Block. "Writers, it seems to me, are never more eloquent or more interesting than when they reminisce about their early days, and recalling one's first success seems a spur to anecdotage for most of us".