"For three decades, year in and year out, Lee Child has been the best thriller writer in the world. No question."

– Michael Connelly, multiple #1 New York Times bestseller

"Child gleefully toys with readers' expectations, mirroring his duplicitous characters as he performs a series of satisfying bait-and-switches. . . . These stories prove that Child has more to offer than the head-splitting exploits of his most popular action hero."

– Publishers Weekly

"Stories about cops, hired killers, FBI agents, good people, and very bad people, written in Child's usual unadorned, minimalist prose style . . . Child's many fans won't think twice before picking this one up, but the book might also serve to introduce, to people who prefer short fiction, this deservedly popular novelist."

– Booklist

"It's Lee Child. Why would you not read it?"

– Karin Slaughter

"The stories are quirky, entertaining, and often frankly a lot of fun. . . . Not a single Jack Reacher story or doppelganger in here, that's true—and yet maybe this is the collection of stories that Reacher might carry with him next time he sticks out a thumb."

– NY Journal of Books

"It's nice to see [Child] spread his wings by stepping inside these many different characters and working his literary magic."

– BookReporter

"This is a great summer read. . . . There are potentially twenty full-length novels here, or forty hours of screenplays, but you'll romp through them in a happy afternoon."

– Spectator

"An enticing snack-like book, full of jaunty tales, twists and violence . . . It is an entertaining read and shows why Child has such a strong following."

– The Independent

"Twenty tasty morsels, served over easy [that] satisfy our innate craving to read about other people's failings and misadventures."

– Kirkus