I Confess I Didn't Like It

A few of these stories were okay, but in all, they were oddly written and some were a little hard for me to follow. I'd originally gotten this book for an elderly friend who was in a "home", and I knew she liked mysteries. I was thinking she might enjoy something along the line of the old Ellery Queen short story mysteries, and this is what I landed on when I ordered online. Well, my friend died shortly after I placed my order, so the book was mine. Suffice it to say I'm glad I didn't give her this book--it's a far cry from the quick whodunits I had hoped I'd find in there. I just didn't find it enjoyable; not that he's not a good writer, but I felt an emptiness running through all the stories that tinged the whole book with bleakness. Not my style, I guess.