1990 / Audiobook / 164 pages
****
Reading these for lightweight faux-nostalgia and the hope of cheesy laughs, I didn't expect to genuinely enjoy the stories, but this paranoid sleep deprivation simulation was really pretty good.
1990 / Audiobook / 164 pages
***
This supernatural soap about a spoiled brat getting spooked by a double denim phantom seemed like one for the lame pile before it was saved by another unexpected and creative twist. Don't tell me I have to read all 4,000 of these now.
1990 / Audiobook / 148 pages
**
The obligatory holiday special didn't play out as I expected, but wasn't any better for it.
1990 / Audiobook / 165 pages
***
If you're too old and experienced in murder mysteries to be reading these books, you'll probably work out who done it, but there are at least a couple of credible suspects and it ultimately helps to push back against unfair prejudices, even if it relies on reinforcing them all the way through.
1991 / Audiobook / 165 pages
**
Probably the trashiest one so far, as well as the least surprising and least relevant for the series, not taking place anywhere in the vicinity, all topped off with misleading cover art that contradicts the plot for good measure.
