Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, is pleased to present GETAWAY, six psychological fiction stories by six very talented authors.
Secrets follow you everywhere
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These stories are not available in print – only in digital or audio format.
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UNCHARTED WATERS by Sally Hepworth
“Speak your truth.” An icebreaker leads to unintended consequences for two strangers aboard a luxury yacht in this seductively twisty short story by the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister.
HIS HAPPY PLACE by Zakiya Dalila Harris
A quiet weekend in the wilderness, just the two of them. How romantic. But new love turns to terror in a suspenseful short story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Black Girl.
STOCKHOLM by Catherine Steadman
An extravagant anniversary trip turns into a desperate scramble for survival in an unsettling short story about desire, manipulation, and revenge by a New York Times bestselling author.
BELLE MER by Luanne Rice
On the New England coast, an irresistible vacation rental draws a woman into the sinister secrets of her past in a cunning short mystery with a gothic twist by a New York Times bestselling author.
CATCH HER IN A LIE by Jess Lourey
Two agents on the trail of a serial killer. A mother and daughter on the trip of a lifetime. Fates converge in paradise in a chilling short story by an Amazon Charts bestselling author.
SHELL GAME by Rumaan Alam
An extended family’s Cape Cod vacation reveals uncomfortable truths that threaten one man’s illusion of happiness in this incisive short story by the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind.
My thoughts:
I am just loving these Amazon Original Story Collections. I think this is the second or third one I’ve been sent this year alone and they are so fun to pick up – whether you read them one or two at a time or read straight though. This time I was given the audio version of all the stories and they were so fun to listen to – each one being about an hour give or take, which was just perfect for a long walk or to get some chores done around the house.
What I love most about picking up something like this is that it allows me to try new authors, while also reading a new format from some favorites. In this case, I was already familiar with three of the six authors, but had never read any short stories from them before. The only authors I didn’t know/hadn’t read before were Zakiya Dalila Harris, Catherine Steadman, and Rumaan Alam and now that I’ve read these short stories, I will of course be eager to see what else they have written.
It’s always hard to have a psychological thriller written in short story form, yet I felt that each of these authors did such a great job pulling us in, building suspense and still managing to provide a twist or two before the end. There was definitely a feeling of unease throughout most of these stories – a feeling of something not quite right that I just love when reading psychological thrillers. I was quite surprised with the final outcome in quite a few of them – not seeing what the stories were ultimately heading and I think for a short story, that’s a pretty good feat!
I loved the diversity of these stories – the adventure they provided, the various characters and settings – these are the perfect stories to dive into at whenever you are craving that extra sense of adventure. They are sure to provide some thrilling moments of tense reading!
What do you think? Will you be reading or listening to these? Or have you done so already? Let me know if you do!
