Charlotte Armstrong is sometimes described as a "domestic noir" writer, meaning that she sometimes focused on the suspense in the home rather than in the usual dark, rainy streets. This short collection has some stories that fit that category, but some have no crime/noir element. Once you start reading, though, you find that doesn't matter. Armstrong can bring characters and situations alive in just a handful of pages. This isn't quite the book I expected, but it's way too good to quibble about genre markers. Worth reading for anyone who enjoys really good short fiction.

A so-so book that I just had to give up on part way through.