More Twisted: Collected Stories, Vol 2 Author: Jeffery Deaver
	Book Information Publisher: Pocket Book Type: Mass Market Paperback Rating: 22 ISBN-13: 9781416541288 - ISBN-10: 1416541284 Publication Date: 11/27/2007 Pages: 544 Book Reviews

Deaver, author of a string of best-selling thrillers, says in the introduction to this story collection (his second, following 2003's Twisted) that short fiction is inherently different from a novel. And he proves it in every one of the 16 stories, which include a new Lincoln Rhyme mystery. These stories aren't about character development or setting; they're about misdirection and plot twists, Deaver's signatures. Every one of these gems includes at least one act of narrative sleight of hand: sometimes it's a subtle shift in direction, but more often it's a neck-wrenching, right-angle turn. And they all feature Deaver's sharply observed dialogue and jackrabbit pacing. The majority of the stories were previously published in magazines and anthologies, but even the most devoted of the author's followers will find a few things here they have never seen before.