The debut collection of stories from Markus Larsen contains some really creative kink. He mixes a fondness for Mystery Lit with his SM, making the title track one of the more interesting fetish stories to hit the racks for some time. Oddly enough, it’s also the story with the least amount of bump-n-grind. It’s followed by “Dick Strong and the Case of The Missing Slave,” which puts the Queen back in Ellery Queen. And the sex, too.
The remaining stories are solid fantasy reads, with particular imaginative plots in “Surviving Master’s Hell” and “Black Cross New Mexico” being the strongest. Bushy faced leathermen doing dirty things to each other lurk all through “The Sex Club Murders and Other Kinky Tales.” This is good, highly recommended bed-stand reading.