نوآر دیترویت (نوآر آکاشیک)

Presents short stories about Detroit with noir and crime fiction by writers such as Joyce Carol Oates, Joe Boland, Peter Markus, and Lolita Hernandez.

motor City's Finest Literary Talents—including Oates, Estleman, Holden, And Parrish—offer A Shadowed Spectrum Of Gripping, Haunting Visions.

publishers Weekly

while The Many Fans Of Akashic's Consistently High-quality Series Might Have Expected The Motor City To Be Tapped Sooner (maybe Before The Twin Cities), They Will Find The Delay Well Worth The Wait. Few Cities Are As Well Suited To The Genre As Detroit, With Its Embattled Inner City And History Of Urban Decline And Blight, And The Editors Have Assembled A Talented Lineup To Do It Justice With 16 Original Short Stories. The Always Superb Loren D. Estleman Starts The Anthology Off On A High Note With His Spare Hard-boiled Whodunit Short, Kill The Cat. The Constantly Simmering Background Threat Of Violence Informs Two Very Different But Equally Accomplished Tales: Joyce Carol Oates's Panic And detroit Free Presscolumnist Desiree Cooper's Night Coming. The Editors Also Include Some Well-done Period Pieces, Like The 1950s-era The Coffee Break By detroit Newsbusiness Editor Melissa Preddy, And Their Discerning Selections Maintain Akashic's Excellent Track Record. (nov.)

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This drive through the dark streets of the Motor City “is one of the best in Akashic Books'noir series. You cannot go wrong with this anthology.”—Reviewing the Evidence From crime stories in the classic hard-boiled style to the vividly experimental, from the determination of those risking everything to the desperation of those with nothing left to lose, Detroit Noir delivers unforgettable tales that capture the city's dark vitality. The collection includes stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Loren D. Estleman, Craig Holden, P.J. Parrish, Desiree Cooper, Nisi Shawl, M.L. Liebler, Craig Bernier, Joe Boland, Megan Abbott, Dorene O'Brien, Lolita Hernandez, Peter Markus, Roger K. Johnson, Michael Zadoorian, and E.J. Olsen. “Few cities are as well suited to the genre as Detroit, with its embattled inner city and history of urban decline and blight, and the editors have assembled a talented lineup to do it justice.”—Publishers Weekly Kill the cat / Loren D. Estleman Pride / P. J. Parrish Panic / Joyce Carol Oates Little horses / Nisi Shawl Red quaters / Craig Holden Migration / Craig Berner Night coming / Desiree Cooper Coffee break / Melissa Preddy Snow angel / E. J. Olsen Night watchman is asleep / Joe Boland Our eyes couldn't stop opening / Megan Abbott Honesty above all else / Dorene O'Brien Over the Bell Isle boundary / Lolita Hernandez Dead man's boat / Peter Markus Hey love / Roger K. Johnson Lost tiki palaces of Detroit / Michael Zadoorian.