Pale Face: And Other Stories

by Chris Weber

Anthology/Murder Mystery/Psychological Thriller
1. PALE FACE
Detective Brockman moves to a beach town in Texas hoping to ease his stress after a hectic career in the big city. Little did he know this gruesome case would haunt him for the rest of his life.

2. SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
After being tied up and nearly murdered, Remi devotes her life to finding true revenge.

3. IDLE CONFESSIONS
During a family gathering, grandpa Jeff is found dead…so many suspects and so much greed.

4. WASP
When Marcos’s children were abducted, he was taken aback when he found out why they were taken and who was responsible. When the police gave up and would no longer help him find his children, the hunters became the hunted.

Some of you may be wondering why I have not provided more lengthy summaries for these thrilling novellas…I would be asking the same question. A single detail is already too revealing when working with a novella. I prefer to let you discover the excitement as the details unravel with each turning page. Warning: they are fast-paced, drama-filled, and have no time for wandering thoughts. You will not be disappointed.

(None of these stories depict the harming of animals.)

Genres: Short Stories

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 13, 2022

Reviews

[Dana Laird]

DNF @ 38%- poorly written with lots of typos and grammatical errors

[Charlie Helton · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are great 4 short stories that are all well written and fast paced! Great quick read !

[J.E. Rowney · Rating 4 out of 5]

great collection of stories

I read this collection of short stories/novellas over the course of a couple of days as I couldn’t put it down. The stories are fast-paced and well written, and will hook you from the outset. Weber is an exciting author and I look forward to reading more!

[Shannon Cates · Rating 5 out of 5]

A NICE AFTERNOON PAGE TURNER

I enjoyed this little collection of short stories. They each have their own unique plots and characters. Despite being short stories, Weber was able to pack in a great deal of information, as well as bring each character to life in great detail with minimal pages. I was truly impressed with how she managed to capture everything I needed to know and more in so few pages. I would love to see a couple of these characters in a series. I read this in one afternoon and could not stop just turning page after page. My only complaint is that it all ended way too soon. I am anxiously awaiting a new release from Weber.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are 4 stories in 1. Each one is different In their own way. It definitely was a page turner and the end of each story had my jaw dropping.

[Ashleigh Cuteri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of short stories that made me want to keep reading. I didn’t want them to end

[Jensi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was lucky enough to get a signed copy from the author herself. And it took merely a day to finish it. It was really a great quick read. The novellas were fresh and well written. They left me wanting more. I'd love to read more from the author ♥️.

[Vineet Verma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good assortment of stories

Four crime stories, all different enough and well written. My favorite was Idle Confessions. I would definitely like to read more from this author.

[Amanda Gibson · Rating 5 out of 5]

All 4 short stories were very good and I would’ve been pleased if they were longer. My favorite was 2nd & the fourth. Would read this author again.

[Kelsey Nordell · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

[Bella Nox · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book of short stories!
One thing I'm quickly learning with other Indie authors, is to never go into anything with expectations. But with Pale Face, I really didn't know what to expect.
I've read more short story compilations, just recently, than I ever have, it seems to be a big wave of the thing to do coming into the Indie world.
I think my favorite, in this book, was Southern Hospitality, though all were quite unique. I really think Weber could take that short story and turn it into a bas @$$ full-sized novel. There's lots of room with that one to make is SUPER creepy and hit people in all the feels.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the first 2 short stories better but all four were pretty good. Each one had suspense and twists. Quick read as well. Read in one sitting.

[Rose Wood · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.5) I gave Pale Face and Idle Confessions 3 stars and Southern Hospitality and Wasp 4 stars rounding to a 3.5 stars. Southern Hospitality was my favorite, and it was the most psychologically disturbing. These short stories are fast-paced, quick reads with some serious conflicts, psychological drama, and trigger warnings.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very fun short stories! I wish there was about 20% more in each of them. I loved how fast faced each story was. There were a couple of loose ends in a couple but I think that was the authors point - keeping you guessing. A fun day read!

[Gemma Gallimøre · Rating 1 out of 5]

not a fan

This was really poorly written. A lot of misused words, typos, misspellings and grammar issues. I understand a few slip ups in books and that’s not an issue but I found mistakes on nearly every page.

[Quinn Noll · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who doesn’t love a good story?! 4 fast-paced mystery thrillers with great storylines! My favorites were the second and fourth. Eager to see what this author does next!

[kneecolereads · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved it!

Loved the four short stories and how different they were. The ends were not predictable at all and I can’t wait to see what else this author writes!

[Tawnee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read. There were some typos and grammatical errors. Some stories turned my stomach a bit.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a decent quick read to give ya a break between big books. Good short stories, some with big twist at the end of them