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A review by saareman
The Tasting Menu: A Short Story by Stuart MacBride
1.0
Smörgåsbord Splatterpunk
Review of the Amazon Original Stories eBook (September 1, 2024) released simultaneously with the Amazon Original Stories audiobook.
If I had paid closer attention to the cover image for this novella I would have noticed the blood streaks on the table cloth of the dining table. Going by the title alone and not knowing the author previously I had expected some sort of light foodie misadventure.
Instead, this is a bloodbath with a trio of (mostly) innocents trapped on an island with a murderous bunch of cutthroats. It has the absurdity & gore of various slasher films with our heroes beating off the horde with a combination of guns and kitchen utensils. No more need be said.
Trivia and Links
As opposed to most Amazon Original Stories, The Tasting Menu is 127 pages or 3 hours of narration time, so it is novella instead of short story length.
Stuart MacBride is a Scottish mystery & thriller writer and is the prolific author of 15+ novels and 12+ short stories, the most popular of which (in terms of GR ratings) is the first of the DS Logan McRae police procedural series [b:Cold Granite|1182531|Cold Granite (Logan McRae, #1)|Stuart MacBride|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1308967905l/1182531._SY75_.jpg|1802767] (2005).
You can watch for current and past Amazon Original Stories which are usually paired with their Audible Original narrations at an Amazon page here (link goes to Amazon US, adjust for your own country or region).
Review of the Amazon Original Stories eBook (September 1, 2024) released simultaneously with the Amazon Original Stories audiobook.
If I had paid closer attention to the cover image for this novella I would have noticed the blood streaks on the table cloth of the dining table. Going by the title alone and not knowing the author previously I had expected some sort of light foodie misadventure.
Instead, this is a bloodbath with a trio of (mostly) innocents trapped on an island with a murderous bunch of cutthroats. It has the absurdity & gore of various slasher films with our heroes beating off the horde with a combination of guns and kitchen utensils. No more need be said.
Trivia and Links
As opposed to most Amazon Original Stories, The Tasting Menu is 127 pages or 3 hours of narration time, so it is novella instead of short story length.
Stuart MacBride is a Scottish mystery & thriller writer and is the prolific author of 15+ novels and 12+ short stories, the most popular of which (in terms of GR ratings) is the first of the DS Logan McRae police procedural series [b:Cold Granite|1182531|Cold Granite (Logan McRae, #1)|Stuart MacBride|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1308967905l/1182531._SY75_.jpg|1802767] (2005).
You can watch for current and past Amazon Original Stories which are usually paired with their Audible Original narrations at an Amazon page here (link goes to Amazon US, adjust for your own country or region).