My wife bought this for me as holiday reading for a recent trip to Edinburgh, and I have to say that I was entralled by most of the stories in this great little collection. There are some great tales here to satisfy any taste, from the macabre and brutal to the gently humourous. It's a great volume to dip into but I found myself reading it from cover to cover in one sitting! Only four stars because one or two of the stories weren't, in my opinion, up to the standard of the rest. On the whole though, it's a great wee collection and one that I'd thoroughly recommend.