Invitation to Death

The first half of the book is exceptionally entertaining. We get acquainted with all of the characters competing in this sick game and we feel all of their tension and apprehension as they slowly realize that they've gotten themselves in a situation which they can't escape. This part of the book was......more

Agatha Christie meets Ready or Not Prolific horror and crime author Bryan Smith has delivered an uncharacteristically festive murder mystery tale, with all the debauched mayhem we’ve come to expect from the author of ‘Depraved’ and ‘The Killing Kind’. A mysterious invitation to the remote but luxurio......more

Weak for Smith. The deaths were poor and the link between the characters was pretty irrelevant to the plot. Never really went anywhere and the end was disappointing. Still one of my fave authors but this was a miss for me. 3 stars because even a poor book by Smith is still worth a read.......more

(Been backed up on book reviews for the past several months, so please forgive my lateness!) As long as I'd been a fan of this author's work (since The Freakshow came out from Leisure Books way back when), I had no idea he was a fan of mystery grand dame Agatha Christie. Having said that, his latest......more

2,75* Started off interesting and promising, but imo failed to deliver. Nonetheless it's a short story quickly read, so I won't back up my reasoning with examples. Instead read it and judge for yourself; it's not a complete waste of time ;)......more