Manhattan Noir (Akashic Noir Anthologies)

Book 80 of 123: Akashic Noir

Block, Lawrence [Editor]; Ardai, Charles [Contributor]; Benjamin, Carol Lea [Contributor]; Cook, Thomas H. [Contributor]; Deaver, Jeffery [Contributor]; Fusilli, Jim [Contributor]; Knightly, Robert [Contributor]; Lutz, John [Contributor]; Martinez, Liz [Contributor]; Meyers, Maan [Contributor]; Meyers, Martin [Contributor]; Rozan, S.J. [Contributor]; Scott, Justin [Contributor]; Sullivan, C.J. [Contributor]; Xi, Xu [Contributor]; Xi, Xu [Contributor]; Xi, Xu [Contributor]; Xi, Xu [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 1888451955 ISBN 13: 9781888451955

Published by Akashic Books; NY, 2006

Language: English

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Title

Manhattan Noir (Akashic Noir Anthologies)

Publisher

Akashic Books; NY

Publication Date

2006

Language

English

ISBN 10

1888451955

ISBN 13

9781888451955

Binding

Paperback

Edition

First Paperback Printing.

Condition

Near Fine

Weight

7 ounces

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"A pleasing variety of Manhattan neighborhoods come to life in Block's solid anthology . . . the writing is of a high order and a nice mix of styles." --Publishers Weekly

Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.

Brand-new stories by: Jeffery Deaver, Lawrence Block, Charles Ardai, Carol Lea Benjamin, Thomas H. Cook, Jim Fusilli, Robert Knightly, John Lutz, Liz Mart�nez, Maan Meyers, Martin Meyers, S.J. Rozan, Justin Scott, C.J. Sullivan, and Xu Xi.

From the introduction by Lawrence Block:

"Readers of Brooklyn Noir will recall that its contents were labeled by neighborhood--Bay Ridge, Canarsie, Greenpoint, etc. We have chosen the same principle here, and the book's contents do a good job of covering the island, from C.J. Sullivan's Inwood and Charles Ardai's Upper East Side, to Justin Scott's Chelsea and Carol Lea Benjamin's Greenwich Village. The range in mood and literary style is at least as great; noir can be funny, it can stretch to include magic realism, it can be ample or stark, told in the past or present tense, and in the first or third person. I wouldn't presume to define noir--if we could define it, we wouldn't need to use a French word for it--but it seems to me that it's more a way of looking at the world than what one sees."

About the Author

LAWRENCE BLOCK has won most of the major mystery awards, and has been called the quintessential New York writer. His series characters--Matthew Scudder, Bernie Rhodenbarr, Evan Tanner, Chip Harrison, and Keller--all live in Manhattan; and like their creator, they would not really be happy anywhere else. He is the editor of Manhattan Noir and Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics.

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