Other Resort Cities Author:Tod Goldberg “Darkly funny and ferociously readable, Other Resort Cities is a book you'll want to spend your entire holiday reading. Because of the subtle crime plots that give each story momentum, Goldberg's book doubles as an ideal choice for mystery-lovers.”?Tucson Weekly In ten seductive new stories, the author of Simplify... more »> and Living Dead Girl encounters the ruthless, vulnerable people who inhabit resort cities, along with their misdemeanors and felonies. Vibrant, moving, and often profound, Other Resort Cities is Goldberg at his best.« less
I read a couple stories (there are 10 in the book), I guess they are not meant to cheer you up, unless you get satisfaction (as I do) that there are a few people in the world more dysfunctional than you.