USA Noir Best of the Akashic Noir Series

by Abbott, Megan; Temple, Johnny

• ISBN13: 9781617751844
• ISBN10: 1617751847
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-11-05
• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I: True GritDennis Lehane, “Animal Rescue,” Dorchester, Boston NoirGeorge Pelecanos, “The Confidential Informant,” Park View, NW, DC NoirSusan Straight, “The Golden Gopher,” Downtown, Los Angeles NoirPete Hamill, “The Book Signing,” Park Slope, Brooklyn NoirJoyce Carol Oates, “Run Kiss Daddy,” Kittatinny Mountains, New Jersey NoirTerrance Hayes, “Still Air,” East Liberty, Pittsburgh NoirJerome Charyn, “White Trash,” Claremont/Concourse, Bronx NoirPart II: American ValuesMaggie Estep, “Alice Fantastic,” Aqueduct Racetrack, Queens NoirBayo Ojikutu, “The Gospel of Moral Ends,” 77th & Jeffery, Chicago NoirTim McLoughlin, “When All This Was Bay Ridge,” Sunset Park, Brooklyn NoirBarbara DeMarco-Barrett, “Crazy for You,” Costa Mesa, Orange County NoirReed Farrel Coleman, “Mastermind,” Selden, Long Island NoirKaren Karbo, “The Clown and Bard,” SE Twenty-Eighth Avenue, Portland NoirPart III: Road RageMichael Connelly, “Mulholland Dive,” Mullholand Drive, Los Angeles NoirMegan Abbott, “Our Eyes Couldn’t Stop Opening,” Alter Road, Detroit NoirLee Child, “Public Transportation,” Chandler, Phoenix NoirJonathan Safran Foer, “Too Near Real,” Princeton, New Jersey NoirJames W. Hall, “Ride Along,” Coconut Grove, Miami NoirElyssa East, “Second Chance,” Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod NoirPart IV: Homeland SecurityDon Winslow, “After Thirty,” Pacific Beach, San Diego NoirJ. Malcolm Garcia, “Missing Gene,” Troost Lake, Kansas City NoirJulie Smith, “Loot,” Garden District, New Orleans NoirDomenic Stansberry, “The Prison,” North Beach, San Francisco NoirJoseph Bruchac, “Helper,” Adirondacks, Indian Country NoirLaura Lippman, “Easy As A-B-C,” Locust Point, Baltimore NoirPir Rothenberg, “The Rose Red Vial,” Museum District, Richmond NoirPart V: Under the InfluenceLuis Alberto Urrea, “Amapola,” Paradise Valley, Phoenix NoirJohn O’Brien, “The Tik,” Scotch 80s, Las Vegas NoirS.J. Rozan, “Lighthouse,” St. George, Staten Island NoirAsali Solomon, “Secret Pool,” West Philadelphia, Philadelphia NoirWilliam Kent Kruger, “Bums,” West Side, St. Paul, Twin Cities NoirPart VI: Street JusticeT. Jefferson Parker, “Vic Primeval,” Kearny Mesa, San Diego NoirTim Broderick, “Feeding Frenzy,” 40 Wall Street, Wall Street NoirBharti Kirchner “Promised Tulips,” Wallingford, Seattle NoirLawrence Block, “If You Can’t Stand the Heat,” Clinton, Manhattan NoirLisa Sandlin, “Phelan’s First Case,” Beaumont, Lone Star NoirJeffery Deaver, “A Nice Place to Visit,” Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan Noir