The Long Way Home by Richard Chizmar

SYNOPSIS
Gathered here for the first time ever are seventeen short stories, two essays, and a short script by award winning and New York Times, bestselling author, Richard Chizmar.
Eerie, suspenseful, poignant, the stories in The Long Way Home run the gamut from horror to suspense, crime to dark fantasy, mainstream to mystery. This brand new collection features more than 100,000 words of short fiction, as well as more than 5,000 words of autobiographical Story Notes. Chizmar s previous short story collection, A Long December, was published in 2016 to starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus, and was included on numerous Best Books of the Year lists. Entertainment Weekly gave the book high praise: Each tale is a magic trick, luring you toward the light while leading you down an ever-darkening path. There is hope mingled with horror, and that s Chizmar s secret power. His storytelling always beats with a huge, passionate heart.
Stephen King says he writes terrific stories served with a very large slice of Disquiet Pie, and with The Long Way Home, Richard Chizmar has taken his evocative and compelling storytelling to an entirely new level.
CONTENTS
The Man Behind the Mask
The Bad Guys
The Meek Shall Inherit...
Silent Night
Widow s Point
My Father and Ellery Queen s Mystery Magazine
The Witch
A Nightmare on Elm Lane
Dirty Coppers
Mischief
The Man in the Black Sweater
Odd Numbers
The Hunch
Roses and Raindrops
Stephen King at 70: A Tribute to the Gunslinger
The Association
The Sculptor
Murder House script
The Custer Files
The Long Way Home
Story Notes

A formidable collection of dark fiction that kept me thoroughly entertained.
The 5 star stories in my opinion were The Witch - A dead body is found and the corpse has left a note that if anything has happened to him the ex is responsible.
A Nightmare on Elm Lane- A father and son project in the back yard turns up a murder mystery.
Mischief - A serial killer has a frightening confession to make.
The Association- A couple has worked hard to afford their dream home but didn't realize their new neighborhood had very strict rules with terrifying consequences.

I received a complimentary copy for review