edited by Julie Smith
288 pages, a trade paperback original, $14.95
Brand new stories by: Ace Atkins, Laura Lippman, Patty Friedmann, Barbara Hambly, Tim McLoughlin, Olympia Vernon, David Fulmer, Jervey Tervalon, James Nolan, Kalamu ya Salaam, Maureen Tan, Thomas Adcock, Jeri Cain Rossi, Christine Wiltz, Greg Herren, Julie Smith, Eric Overmyer, and Ted O’Brien.
New Orleans Noir is a sparkling collection of tales exploring the city’s wasted, gutted neighborhoods, its outwardly gleaming “sliver by the river,” its still-raunchy French Quarter, and other hoods so far from the Quarter they might as well be on another continent.
MIAMI NOIR
edited by Les Standiford
356 pages, a trade paperback original, $15.95
Brand new stories by: James W. Hall, Barbara Parker, John Dufresne, Paul Levine, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Tom Corcoran, Christine Kling, George Tucker, Kevin Allen, Anthony Dale Gagliano, David Beaty, Vicki Hendricks, John Bond, Preston Allen, Lynne Barrett, Jeffrey Wehr.
“This well-chosen short story collection isn’t just a thoughtful compilation of work by South Florida’s best and upcoming writers … [it] is also a window on a different part of Miami-Dade and its melting pot of cultures.” —South Florida Sun-Sentinel
BALTIMORE NOIR
edited by Laura Lippman
298 pages, a trade paperback original, $14.95
Brand new stories by: David Simon, Laura Lippman, Tim Cockey, Rob Hiaasen, Robert Ward, Sujata Massey, Jack Bludis, Rafael Alvarez, Marcia Talley, Joseph Wallace, Lisa Respers France, Charlie Stella, Sarah Weinman, Dan Fesperman, Jim Fusilli, and Ben Neihart.
“Mystery fans should relish this taste of Baltimore’s seamier side.”
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
MICHAEL CONNELLY: Mulholland Drive
NAOMI HIRAHARA: Koreatown
EMORY HOLMES II: Leimert Park
DENISE HAMILTON: San Marino
PART II: HOLLYWOODLANDIA
JANET FITCH: Los Feliz
PATT MORRISON: Beverly Hills
CHRISTOPHER RICE: West Hollywood
HÉCTOR TOBAR: East Hollywood
PART III: EAST OF LA CIENEGA
SUSAN STRAIGHT: Downtown
JIM PASCOE: Los Angeles River
NEAL POLLACK: Commerce
LIENNA SILVER: Fairfax District
GARY PHILLIPS: Mid-City
PART IV: THE GOLD COAST
SCOTT PHILLIPS: Pacific Palisades
BRIAN ASCALON ROLEY: Mar Vista
ROBERT FERRIGNO: Belmont Shore
DIANA WAGMAN: Westchester
About the Contributors