Delightful and funny. Doyle is becoming one of my favorite authors. ( )

‘The elementary school Christmas musical production being on us again like a cougar on a fawn...’
Just the best. Pick it up immediately ( )

The very first thing I noticed was that this author is a natural born storyteller. It is as of je was speaking to you across the table, narrating events he had witnessed or things he had heard. Maybe stories from his past or events in which he had been involved. They simply flowed that well, regardless of the subject.

Sports is a big subject, basketball, soccer, chess, Catholicism gets a few hits, music, but there are two that I found memorable, though I liked and enjoyed most of them. The basketball ones were the ones I liked the least., maybe too much coverage though they are well told. Anyway the two that made the deepest impression on me were, Mr. Oleander and Her Child, shorter ones but they packed a punch.

Good collection of stories, loved the title of the collection and so glad I decided to read these.

ARC from publisher. ( )