Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth (Akashic Noir series) (No. 3)

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir . This volume presents the first nonfiction collection in the series, curated by acclaimed novelists Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock. Brand-new stories by: Robert Leuci, Dennis Hawkins, Tim McLoughlin, Thomas Adcock, Errol Louis, Denise Buffa, Patricia Mulcahy, C.J. Sullivan, Reed Farrel Coleman, Aileen Gallagher, Christopher Musella, Kim Sykes, Robert Knightly, Jess Korman, Constance Casey, and Rosemarie Yu. "There is a difference, as editor, between cheering the literary accomplishment of a fiction writer who has delivered a brilliant story about a serial killer or hit man, and reading the true account, however beautifully written, of a young woman raped, murdered, and forgotten. So this book, though it has its light moments (and thank God for those), is for me the darkest of the Brooklyn Noir series. These pieces remind us that crime is personal. It happens to us and to our neighbors. Sometimes it happens because we do nothing to prevent it. Life does not always offer the moral arc we so desperately crave in fiction. If it did, wed have no need for myths and fables, religion or miracles . . . "Read this book. Enjoy it. Be horrified by it. Carry it with you always. And the next time youre watching a particularly bizarre and salacious news item on the television set in your neighborhood pub, and the guy on the next stool says, You cant make this shit up, smack him with it." --Tim McLoughlin, from the introduction A spring afternoon in the meadow, that "long, loud scream" / Constance Casey -- Sweet cherry: R.I.P. / Christopher Musella -- The ghetto never sleeps, mister policeman / Robert Leuci -- The morgue boys / Thomas Adcock -- Fun-time monsters / Errol Louis -- Getting to know mad dog / Robert Knightly -- True confessions / Dennis Hawkins -- The body in the doorway / Patricia Mulcahy -- Snapshots / Tim McLoughlin -- No roses for Bubbeh / Reed Farrel Coleman -- The Brooklyn bogeyman / C.J. Sullivan -- Slaves in Brooklyn / Kim Sykes -- The creamflake kid / Jess Korman -- Mommy wears a wire / Denise Buffa -- Beef kills / Rosemarie Yu -- Sesame Street for grown-ups / Aileen Gallagher

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. This volume presents the first nonfiction collection in the series, curated by acclaimed novelists Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock.

Brand-new stories by: Robert Leuci, Dennis Hawkins, Tim McLoughlin, Thomas Adcock, Errol Louis, Denise Buffa, Patricia Mulcahy, C.J. Sullivan, Reed Farrel Coleman, Aileen Gallagher, Christopher Musella, Kim Sykes, Robert Knightly, Jess Korman, Constance Casey, and Rosemarie Yu.

"There is a difference, as editor, between cheering the literary accomplishment of a fiction writer who has delivered a brilliant story about a serial killer or hit man, and reading the true account, however beautifully written, of a young woman raped, murdered, and forgotten. So this book, though it has its light moments (and thank God for those), is for me the darkest of the Brooklyn Noir series. These pieces remind us that crime is personal. It happens to us and to our neighbors. Sometimes it happens because we do nothing to prevent it. Life does not always offer the moral arc we so desperately crave in fiction. If it did, we’d have no need for myths and fables, religion or miracles . . .

"Read this book. Enjoy it. Be horrified by it. Carry it with you always. And the next time you’re watching a particularly bizarre and salacious news item on the television set in your neighborhood pub, and the guy on the next stool says, “You can’t make this shit up,” smack him with it."
--Tim McLoughlin, from the introduction

This Volume Presents The First Nonfiction Collection In The Series, Curated By Novelists Tim Lcloughlin And Thomas Adcock. A Spring Afternoon In The Meadow, That Long, Loud Scream / Constance Casey -- Sweet Cherry: R.i.p. / Christopher Musella -- The Ghetto Never Sleeps, Mister Policeman / Robert Leuci -- The Morgue Boys / Thomas Adcock -- Fun-time Monsters / Errol Louis -- Getting To Know Mad Dog / Robert Knightly -- True Confessions / Dennis Hawkins -- The Body In The Doorway / Patricia Mulcahy -- Snapshots / Tim Mcloughlin -- No Roses For Bubbeh / Reed Farrel Coleman -- The Brooklyn Bogeyman / C.j. Sullivan -- Slaves In Brooklyn / Kim Sykes -- The Creamflake Kid / Jess Korman -- Mommy Wears A Wire / Denise Buffa -- Beef Kills / Rosemarie Yu -- Sesame Street For Grown-ups / Aileen Gallagher. Edited By Tim Mcloughlin And Thomas Adcock. Launched by the summer '04 award-winning, best-seller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. This volume presents the first nonfiction collection in the series, curated by acclaimed novelists Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock. Brooklyn Noir is back, this time with a true-crime vengeance. Brand-new true-crime stories by: Robert Leuci, Dennis R. Hawkins, Tim McLoughlin, Thomas Adcock, Errol Louis, Denise Buffa, CJ Sullivan, Kim Sykes, Reed Farrel Coleman, Patricia Mulcahy, Aileen Gallagher, Christopher Musella, Robert Knightly, Jess Korman, Constance Casey, and Rosemarie Yu The first nonfiction volume in the “superb series” —true crime stories from Bushwick to Borough Park to Brooklyn Heights (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). The people who brought you the Brooklyn Noir crime-fiction collections return with another talented literary lineup—this time contributing chilling, and sometimes heartbreaking, stories of real-life crimes in this densely populated and diverse borough of New York City. Brand-new nonfiction by Robert Leuci, Dennis Hawkins, Tim McLoughlin, Thomas Adcock, Errol Louis, Denise Buffa, Patricia Mulcahy, C.J. Sullivan, Reed Farrel Coleman, Aileen Gallagher, Christopher Musella, Kim Sykes, Robert Knightly, Jess Korman, Constance Casey, and Rosemarie Yu.