“The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride,” by Joe Siple (Black Rose Writing, 2018)
This is the touching story of Murray McBride, recently widowed and 100 years old. He finds a new reason to live when he meets 10-year-old Jason Cashman, who has a heart condition requiring a heart transplant. Jason has five dying wishes, and Murray is determined to help him achieve each one. The goal brightens Murray’s life as he also relives his professional baseball career and his life with his beloved wife, Jenny.
This captivating collection of short stories begins in Russia, moves to New York and ends with a novella set in the Golden Age of Hollywood. The book opens during the last days of the czarist regime with the kind-hearted Pushkin, a man who finally becomes something of a success in his homeland, only to leave Russia and sail to New York with his shrewd wife, who fails to appreciate his good nature and generosity .
From The Atlantic’s 2024 list of the best fiction of the past 100 years. Hughes turns the classic detective noir story on its head, shifting the narrative perspective from the typically cynical, marginalized and gritty detective to the serial killer himself. Will the hapless detective ever figure this out? Will the killer’s friends finally see him for who he really is? Truly a page-turner.
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