Book Review Wednesday | Eight the Hard Way

Eight the Hard Way was one of those short story collections I grabbed while it was available for free on Amazon. Anthologies like this are great if you’re looking for new authors to read, and this one was no exception. It boasts “eight thrilling stories from eight masters of suspense.”

The first, “Paydown” by Nick Stephenson, centers on criminologist Leopold Blake’s first ever murder investigation. Wall Street, algorithms, snark, and murder are on the menu for this tale, and it delivers the p...