On the first few pages, it becomes evident that the author of this book never met Howard. This work is by the ranch-hand that tended some of his massive holdings in Nevada. Part of the book is about the procedures to build fences and handle animals.

If you're a serious collector, the most interesting part of this is how the disposition of the land was handled after Howard died, and how the many purchases tie in with the scams covered quite thorougly in other books -- that Howard's cronys bought land under Howard's name without his knowledge at vastly inflated prices. The agents supposedly split the price inflation with the cronys.

Really, Really, weak otherwise.

In this case, you're paying for 5 abridged novels. You'd be better off paying for the whole things. The main story here, by the "big name" author in the collection, Tess Gerritsen, is Under the Knife. Harlequin rereleased that book just last year. I can't believe they're trying to get people to buying it again! Here, the story has been cut down to about 80 pages. There's a reason why Gerritsen wrote a 250 page book. They cut two thirds of the story out--you can't do that without losing a lot, and Under the Knife does not come off well in the shorter version. I was disgusted by how they butchered what used to be a good story.

I hadn't read the other four books, Adam's Story and Return to Yesterday by Annette Broadrick and Everything but Time and Marriage, Diamond Style by Mary Lynn Baxter. They had to be better originally than how they were presented here. I would recommend this book only to readers who are looking to read inferior versions of their favorite authors' works. Otherwise, look up the real things. Under the Knife might cost more by itself, but you get the whole story and it's a lot better.

I enjoy problems and puzzles that make you think. Most of the "problems" in this book can be solved by tedious trial and error. There is hardly any need to or opportunity to think rationally. If you like grunt work in solving problems you might like this book, but if you like challenging thought problems, this is the wrong book. I gave it a one star rating because zero stars is not an option.
A waste of money!