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Montana Noir

by James Grady, Keir Graff, David Abrams, Caroline Patterson, Eric Heidle, Janet Skeslien Charles, Sidner Larson, Yvonne Seng, Jamie Ford0, Carrie La Seur1, Walter Kirn2, Thomas McGuane3, Gwen Florio4, Debra Magpie Earling5 ...

Series series Akashic Noir
Eric Heidle's "Ace in the Hole" nominated for a 2018 Edgar Award for Best Short Story!A Parade magazine pick, included in "Books We Love" section"What could be a more unlikely breeding ground for noir fiction than Montana, whose wide-open landscapes seem the polar opposite of the mean streets of Los Angeles? Yet certain noir standbys prove both malleable and fertile in these 14 new stories...If ... Read more

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Eric Heidle's "Ace in the Hole" nominated for a 2018 Edgar Award for Best Short Story!A Parade magazine pick, included in "Books We Love" section"What could be a more unlikely breeding ground for noir fiction than Montana, whose wide-open landscapes seem the polar opposite of the mean streets of Los Angeles? Yet certain noir standbys prove both malleable and fertile in these 14 new stories...If
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Tehran Noir

by Salar Abdoh ...

Series series Akashic Noir
Crime fiction set in Iran—including a finalist for the Shamus Award for Best PI Short Story." Tehran Noir is not only a solid crime collection, but an illuminating look into day-to-day life in the Middle East, with religious and political implications galore, as well as racial tensions bubbling just beneath the surface. . . . The stories in Tehran Noir aren't always easy to read, but they are ... Read more

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Crime fiction set in Iran—including a finalist for the Shamus Award for Best PI Short Story." Tehran Noir is not only a solid crime collection, but an illuminating look into day-to-day life in the Middle East, with religious and political implications galore, as well as racial tensions bubbling just beneath the surface. . . . The stories in Tehran Noir aren't always easy to read, but they are
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Mother Finds a Body

by Gypsy Rose Lee ...

Series series Femmes Fatales
This encore performance by the author of The G-String Murders is simply "one of the greatest mysteries ever written" ( Philadelphia Daily News).It's supposed to be a quiet honeymoon getaway for celebrated stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and Biff Brannigan, ex-comic and ex-Casanova of the Burly Q circuit, settled as they are in a cozy trailer built for two. If you don't count Gypsy's overbearing mother, a ... Read more

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This encore performance by the author of The G-String Murders is simply "one of the greatest mysteries ever written" ( Philadelphia Daily News).It's supposed to be a quiet honeymoon getaway for celebrated stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and Biff Brannigan, ex-comic and ex-Casanova of the Burly Q circuit, settled as they are in a cozy trailer built for two. If you don't count Gypsy's overbearing mother, a
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New Haven Noir

by Amy Bloom ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"In an Ivy League town, Bloom turns Yale's motto— Lux et Veritas—on its head, finding darkness and deceit in every corner of New Haven." — Kirkus ReviewsThe image of a charming college town serves New Haven well, but its natives know that the city has been built on a rich—and violent—history that still seeps out from between the cracks in the sidewalks and the halls of learning.Now, *New York ... Read more

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"In an Ivy League town, Bloom turns Yale's motto— Lux et Veritas—on its head, finding darkness and deceit in every corner of New Haven." — Kirkus ReviewsThe image of a charming college town serves New Haven well, but its natives know that the city has been built on a rich—and violent—history that still seeps out from between the cracks in the sidewalks and the halls of learning.Now, *New York
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Stockholm Noir

by Nathan Larson, Carl-Michael Edenborg, Unni Drougge, Inger Edelfeldt, Åke Edwardson, Torbjörn Elensky, Inger Frimansson, Carl Johan De Geer, Martin Holmén0, Malte Persson1, Anna-Karin Selberg2, Johan Theorin3, Lina Wolff4 ...

Series series Akashic Noir
Named a Pick of the Week for the week of February 29th by Publishers Weekly"Grouped under three headings, the 13 stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic's noir series capture the gloomy underside of Sweden's capital, portraying the hopelessness of those trapped in what Larson and Edenborg in their introduction call the city that devours your soul."--Publishers Weekly, Starred review"Coedited ... Read more

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Named a Pick of the Week for the week of February 29th by Publishers Weekly"Grouped under three headings, the 13 stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic's noir series capture the gloomy underside of Sweden's capital, portraying the hopelessness of those trapped in what Larson and Edenborg in their introduction call the city that devours your soul."--Publishers Weekly, Starred review"Coedited
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Zagreb Noir

by Ivan Sršen ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"Zagreb's noirish underbelly comes from a new nation familiar with both war and war crimes. Mr. Sršen's handpicked selections are anything but ordinary." — New York Journal of BooksEastern European history is filled with noir-ish and harrowing tales, and Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, certainly has its fill. Layers of trauma from its war years, soccer hooliganism, and a shadowy Balkan ... Read more

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"Zagreb's noirish underbelly comes from a new nation familiar with both war and war crimes. Mr. Sršen's handpicked selections are anything but ordinary." — New York Journal of BooksEastern European history is filled with noir-ish and harrowing tales, and Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, certainly has its fill. Layers of trauma from its war years, soccer hooliganism, and a shadowy Balkan
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Singapore Noir

by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan ...

Series series Akashic Noir
The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives "plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine" ( San Francisco Book Review).The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly ... Read more

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The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives "plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine" ( San Francisco Book Review).The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly
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Tel Aviv Noir

Translated by Yardenne Greenspan ...

by Gadi Taub ...

Series series Akashic Noir
Israeli crime fiction that "sets the bar high for subsequent Noir offerings. The genre is hot, Tel Aviv is exotic, and this volume is outstanding" ( Library Journal, starred review).Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched with the summer '04 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct ... Read more

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Israeli crime fiction that "sets the bar high for subsequent Noir offerings. The genre is hot, Tel Aviv is exotic, and this volume is outstanding" ( Library Journal, starred review).Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched with the summer '04 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct
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The Scientology Murders

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by William Heffernan ...

"Many readers will enjoy the peek inside the organization's hierarchy. Also enjoyable is the spirited romance between Doyle and Vicky Stanopolis, his partner in more ways than one. And the surprise ending is a wowser."--Mystery Scene Magazine"Heffernan's style harks back to traditional hard-boiled mysteries...The Scientology Murders isn't likely to make the church's recommended reading list, but ... Read more

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"Many readers will enjoy the peek inside the organization's hierarchy. Also enjoyable is the spirited romance between Doyle and Vicky Stanopolis, his partner in more ways than one. And the surprise ending is a wowser."--Mystery Scene Magazine"Heffernan's style harks back to traditional hard-boiled mysteries...The Scientology Murders isn't likely to make the church's recommended reading list, but
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Helsinki Noir

by Pekka Hiltunen, Leena Lehtolainen, Riikka Ala-Harja ...

Series series Akashic Noir
" The 14 stories in this Akashic noir anthology provide a bizarre and gruesome window into this outwardly tranquil and snow-covered city of Helsinki. "— Publishers WeeklyIn Akashic Books's acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, the spotlight is on Finland and its southern capital ... Read more

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" The 14 stories in this Akashic noir anthology provide a bizarre and gruesome window into this outwardly tranquil and snow-covered city of Helsinki. "— Publishers WeeklyIn Akashic Books's acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, the spotlight is on Finland and its southern capital
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February House

The Story of W. H. Auden, Carson McCullers, Jane and Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, and Gypsy Rose Lee, Under One Roof in Brooklyn

by Sherill Tippins ...

An "irresistible" account of a little-known literary salon and creative commune in 1940s Brooklyn ( The Washington Post Book World).A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the YearFebruary House is the true story of an extraordinary experiment in communal living, one involving young but already iconic writers—and America's best-known burlesque performer—in a house at 7 Middagh Street in Brooklyn. ... Read more

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An "irresistible" account of a little-known literary salon and creative commune in 1940s Brooklyn ( The Washington Post Book World).A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the YearFebruary House is the true story of an extraordinary experiment in communal living, one involving young but already iconic writers—and America's best-known burlesque performer—in a house at 7 Middagh Street in Brooklyn.
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The G-String Murders

by Gypsy Rose Lee ...

Series series Femmes Fatales
"Burlesque is the background . . . [and] the background is perfect. Recommended for the readers who feel better when their eyebrows are raised." — The New YorkerA mystery set in the underworld of burlesque theater, The G-String Murders was penned in 1941 by the legendary queen of the stripteasers—the witty and wisecracking Gypsy Rose Lee. Narrating a twisted tale of a backstage double murder, Lee ... Read more

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"Burlesque is the background . . . [and] the background is perfect. Recommended for the readers who feel better when their eyebrows are raised." — The New YorkerA mystery set in the underworld of burlesque theater, The G-String Murders was penned in 1941 by the legendary queen of the stripteasers—the witty and wisecracking Gypsy Rose Lee. Narrating a twisted tale of a backstage double murder, Lee
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