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Monterey Shorts

Dan Koffmann, Frances Rossi, Ken Jones, Chris Kemp, Walter E. Gourlay, Shaheen Schmidt, Mark C. Angel, Chris Kemp, Byron Merritt

Welcome to the Monterey Peninsula you thought you knew, or imagined you did. Where skin divers, burned out businessmen, Carmel Valley farm kids and middle class families rub shoulders with ghosts, Russian fugitives, homicidal maniacs and doppelgangers. Where Dinosaur Town is just a midnight ride away. Where the hot tubs talk to each other. Where aliens threaten to overrun the human populace - in the future, at least. Yeah. That Monterey Peninsula.

1 Vote

Book Details

Genre:

Anthology
Literary Collection
Short Story

Age Level:

12 and up

Monterey Shorts review by AMas

AMas

This collection of wacky stories is written by authors from the Monterey area, and take place in Monterey, although in varying time periods, from ghostly tales of years past to imaginations of the Jetsons-like future. My favorite was the The Lizard Catcher, by Lele Dahle. It was a suspenseful story about what happens to a group of children living in a farming community when Juanita, the daughter of a migrant worker, joins their group of friends. You won't know what is going to happen until the surprising and sad ending.