Trade Yer Coffin is a departure from the previous short story collection of Whinery's I've read, though there was a fairly long form novella in a previous collection.
Like that previous longer form piece, Trade Yer Coffin does not fail to deliver in fast paced, believable action, characters who's internal life and relationship to others feels real and genuine, and a perfect balance of horror and magic. Its startling to me that Whinery has not broken through to a wider audience as his work always feels like the perfect balance of genre and accessibility to appeal to main stream audiences as well as genre and indie die hards.
Whether you're looking for western horror, dark magic, or something regional, you can't go wrong with this release from one of Oklahoma's best currently writing native sons.