{"id":17223,"date":"2022-06-28T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=17223"},"modified":"2022-06-26T15:19:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T19:19:58","slug":"review-jacked-a-crime-anthology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-jacked-a-crime-anthology\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Jacked: A Crime Anthology edited by Vern Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-jacked-a-crime-anthology\/jacked\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jacked.jpg?fit=413%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"413,630\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jacked\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jacked.jpg?fit=413%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jacked.jpg?resize=229%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of Jacked\" width=\"229\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jacked.jpg?resize=229%2C350&amp;ssl=1 229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jacked.jpg?w=413&amp;ssl=1 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 85vw, 229px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781733352697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Jacked: A Crime Anthology<\/em> edited by Vern Smith<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Run Amok Books (July 1, 2022)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>242 pages; $18.99 paperback<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/BluGilliand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blu Gilliand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Jacked: A Crime Anthology<\/em> features stories that cover a wide swath of the crime genre, giving readers the chance to indulge in their favorites while also discovering some new approaches to classic crime tropes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This is the rare anthology that I enjoyed cover-to-cover, with no letdowns in quality. I&#8217;ll highlight a few favorites here, but know going in that every story selected by Vern Smith provides a compelling reading experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First Timers&#8221; by Eric Beetner follows a couple of neophyte thieves who, motivated by boredom, steal a car on a Friday night. When they discover what&#8217;s in the car they stole, they find themselves hurtling down a life-altering path&#8230;.with someone else at the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fighting the Last War&#8221; by Shane Leavy starts with a group of kids killing an afternoon in a movie theater. One of them gets into a physical altercation with a fellow movie-goer when a little teasing goes too far, and things escalate at a frightening rate. The way the initial interaction leads to a series of life-altering events is sobering, and all-too reminiscent of the short fuses and impulsive actions we see in society today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Skeleton Filing&#8221; by Christine Boyer follows a woman who is\u00a0<em>this<\/em> close to pulling off a long con&#8230;only she can&#8217;t help but brag a little just as she&#8217;s crossing the finish line. The person she brags to is of no higher moral character than she is, and his reaction spells trouble for them both.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, consequences is a common thread running through these stories, and through many others featured in\u00a0<em>Jacked<\/em> as well. Smith and his writers gleefully get down in the dirt to show the underbelly of the criminal undereworld. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacked: A Crime Anthology edited by Vern Smith Run Amok Books (July 1, 2022) 242 pages; $18.99 paperback Reviewed by Blu Gilliand Jacked: A Crime Anthology features stories that cover a wide swath of the crime genre, giving readers the chance to indulge in their favorites while also discovering some new approaches to classic crime &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-jacked-a-crime-anthology\/\" class=\"more-link button bg-gold white\">Continue Reading!<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: Jacked: A Crime Anthology edited by Vern Smith&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[80],"tags":[301,2716,2715,79,2717,2718],"class_list":["post-17223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-blu-gilliand","tag-crime","tag-jacked","tag-reviews","tag-run-amok","tag-vern-smith"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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