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D.C. Noir 2

Author : Edward P. Jones
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617752142
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book D.C. Noir 2 written by Edward P. Jones and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this anthology, uncover a century of dark mystery stories set in America’s mighty capital. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of city-based noir anthologies launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book is compromised of stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city in the book. The original D.C. Noir, a groundbreaking collection of new fiction by sixteen different writers, displayed the curatorial prowess of bestselling author George Pelecanos. In D.C. Noir 2: The Classics, Pelecanos once again assembles an enchanting array of dark and subversive stories, this time selecting the very best of Washington’s historical literary legacy. Classic reprints from: Edward P. Jones, George Pelecanos, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, James Grady, Julian Mayfield, Marita Golden, Elizabeth Hand, Julian Mazor, Ward Just, Jean Toomer, Roach Brown, Larry Neal, and others. Praise for D.C. Noir 2 “By broadly interpreting what constitutes noir, Pelecanos has been able to include writers as diverse as Langston Hughes and Ward Just in this high-quality reprint anthology. In his introduction, Pelecanos describes his vision of “a century-long overview of D.C. fiction that would focus on issues of race, ethnicity, politics, class, and the attendant struggles and changes that occurred in various eras of our history.” —Publishers Weekly

D.C. Noir 2

Author : George P. Pelecanos
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1933354585
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book D.C. Noir 2 written by George P. Pelecanos and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pelecanos has established himself as D.C.'s reigning King of Noir, but here he pays tribute to the city's other great chroniclers of darkness, past and present, including Edward P. Jones, Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Richard Wright, among others.

The Man Who Came Uptown

Author : George Pelecanos
Publisher : Mulholland Books
ISBN 13 : 0316479810
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Came Uptown written by George Pelecanos and published by Mulholland Books. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling and Emmy-nominated writer behind HBO's We Own This City: a "gripping, surprisingly soulful" mystery about an ex-offender who must choose between the man who got him out and the woman who showed him another path (Entertainment Weekly). Michael Hudson spends the long days in prison devouring books given to him by the prison's librarian, a young woman named Anna who develops a soft spot for her best student. Anna keeps passing Michael books until one day he disappears, suddenly released after a private detective manipulated a witness in Michael's trial. Outside, Michael encounters a Washington, D.C. that has changed a lot during his time locked up. Once shady storefronts are now trendy beer gardens and flower shops. But what hasn't changed is the hard choice between the temptation of crime and doing what's right. Trying to balance his new job, his love of reading, and the debt he owes to the man who got him released, Michael struggles to figure out his place in this new world before he loses control. Smart and fast-paced, The Man Who Came Uptown brings Washington, D.C. to life in a high-stakes story of tough choices.

Baltimore Noir

Author : Robert Ward
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1936070197
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Baltimore Noir written by Robert Ward and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original anthology of noir fiction set in Maryland’s Charm City includes new stories by David Simon, Laura Lippman, Jim Fusilli, and more. As fans of the HBO series The Wire have known for years, Baltimore is home to a rich and diverse underworld that is matched by an equally rich and diverse literary tradition. This is the city where Dashiell Hammett worked as a Pinkerton agent. It’s also where Zelda Fitzgerald came for psychiatric treatment. In this sterling collection of noir fiction, some of Baltimore’s best authors “confront the full irony that is Charm City, a place where you can go from the leafy beauty of the North Side neighborhoods to the gutted ghettos of the West Side in less than twenty minutes, then find your way to the revamped Inner Harbor in another ten” (Laura Lippman, from the introduction). Baltimore Noir includes brand-new stories by David Simon, Laura Lippman, Tim Cockey, Rob Hiaasen, Robert Ward, Sujata Massey, Jack Bludis, Rafael Alvarez, Marcia Talley, Joseph Wallace, Lisa Respers France, Charlie Stella, Sarah Weinman, Dan Fesperman, Jim Fusilli, and Ben Neihart.

ARM and the Woman

Author : Laura Lippman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061845728
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book ARM and the Woman written by Laura Lippman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trade paperback collection of 16 short stories, some new, some published before, all together for the first time, featuring Tess Monaghan, New York Times Bestselling author Laura Lippman’s acclaimed private eye For the first time together in one collection is a mix of brand new Tess Monaghan short mysteries as well as previously published, award-winning short stories. Split into three parts—Girls Gone Wild (seven stories about girls behaving badly); Other Cities, Not My Own (four stories about places outside of Baltimore); My Baby Walks the Streets of Baltimore (four stories and a profile)—the inimitable Tess Monaghan, along with some old friends and new faces, is back solving crime.

Watchmen Noir

Author : Alan Moore
Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 : 1401273467
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Watchmen Noir written by Alan Moore and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking series from ALAN MOORE, the award-winning writer of V FOR VENDETTA and BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, presents a world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the Cold War is in full effect. WATCHMEN begins as a murder mystery but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, the unlikely group of reunited heroes—Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias—must test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil. WATCHMEN NOIR presents the most celebrated graphic novel of all time in gritty black-and-white pencils and inks, highlighting illustrator DAVE GIBBONS’ masterful artwork.

New Orleans Noir

Author : Ted O'Brien
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1936070391
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book New Orleans Noir written by Ted O'Brien and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original anthology of noir fiction set across the Big Easy includes new stories by Ace Atkins, Laura Lippman, Maureen Tan, and more. New Orleans has always the home of the lovable rogue, the poison magnolia, the bent politico, and the heartless con artist. And in post-Katrina times, it’s the same old story—only with a new breed of carpetbagger thrown in. In other words, it’s fertile ground for noir fiction. This sparkling collection of tales, set both before and after the storm, explores the city’s gutted neighborhoods, its outwardly gleaming “sliver by the river,” its still-raunchy French Quarter, and other hoods so far from the Quarter they might as well be on another continent. It also looks back into the city’s darkly colorful, nineteenth century past. New Orleans Noir includes brand-new stories by Ace Atkins, Laura Lippman, Patty Friedmann, Barbara Hambly, Tim McLoughlin, Olympia Vernon, David Fulmer, Jervey Tervalon, James Nolan, Kalamu ya Salaam, Maureen Tan, Thomas Adcock, Jeri Cain Rossi, Christine Wiltz, Greg Herren, Julie Smith, Eric Overmyer, and Ted O’Brien. A portion of the profits from New Orleans Noir will be donated to Katrina KARES, a hurricane relief program sponsored by the New Orleans Institute that awards grants to writers affected by the hurricane.

D.C. Noir

Author : George P. Pelecanos
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781888451900
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book D.C. Noir written by George P. Pelecanos and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the heels of the stunning success of the award-winning Brooklyn Noir, here comes the newest volume in this groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Mystery sensation George Pelecanos authors the lead story and edits this innovative collection of short stories detailing the seedy underside of the USA's Capitol. Pimps, whores, gangsters and con-men run rampant in a side of the city most never see.

Las Vegas Noir

Author : Jarret Keene
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1933354496
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Las Vegas Noir written by Jarret Keene and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Launched by the summer '04 award-winning bestseller 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. In this chilling portrait of America's Sin City, lady luck is just as likely to dispense cold hard cash as a cold-hearted killing. Brand-new stories by: John O'Brien, David Corbett, Scott Phillips, Nora Pierce, Bliss Esposito, Felicia Campbell, Jaq Greenspon, Jos Skinner, Pablo Medina, Christine McKellar, Lori Kozlowski, Vu Tran, Celeste Starr, Preston L. Allen, Tod Goldberg, and Janet Berliner. Las Vegas provides the classic sophistication and darkness necessary for a deadly noir story. Stylish, sultry, brimming with ambition and greed, the characters that populate this literary Las Vegas are pushed to the extremes of human experience. From the neon glitter of the Strip to the treacherous views of Red Rock Canyon and Boulder City, from the desperation of Naked City to the racial tensions of the Westside, no other location offers so many different avenues leading to serious trouble. Many legendary authors have turned their attention to Vegas to investigate the city's moods and mysteries. Now, the most recent crop of acclaimed writers explore the secret neighborhoods and byways of America's most sinful city, offering readers not only compelling noir tales but also an insider's understanding of this steamy oasis. These authors take readers beneath the surface flash of Freemont Street and the Strip and into the gritty multicultural environs of underground Vegas. Jarret Keene is author/editor of three books, including the poetry collection Monster Fashion, the alt-travel tome The Underground Guide to Las Vegas, and the unauthorized rock bio The Killers: Destiny Is Calling Me. He lives in Las Vegas. Todd James Pierce is the author of three books, including the novel A Woman of Stone and the short story collection Newsworld, which won the 2006 Drue Heinz Literature Prize. He is an assistant professor of English at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo, California.

The Dark Knight Strikes Again

Author : Frank Miller
Publisher : Titan Books (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781840236217
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book The Dark Knight Strikes Again written by Frank Miller and published by Titan Books (UK). This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some years after the events of The Dark Knight Returns, America has become an even worse place to live. But a hero has come to change everything, bringing an army of other forgotten heroes to bear in the war against crime and corruption. Batman's time has come again.

Batman Noir: Hush

Author : Jeph Loeb
Publisher : DC
ISBN 13 : 1401262341
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Batman Noir: Hush written by Jeph Loeb and published by DC. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The colors are drained and the shadows come alive in this stark take on a dark classic! Presented in its original pencils and ink artwork by industry legend Jim Lee, BATMAN NOIR: HUSH highlights the grim, gritty atmosphere of Batman and Gotham City, and pits the Dark Knight against a city overrun with its legendary villains. As the likes of the Joker, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy and more throw Batman's life into chaos, little do they know they have become pawns to the enigmatic Hush in an elaborate game of revenge against Bruce Wayne. This truly unforgettable story by two of comics' top talents, writer Jeph Loeb (BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, SUPERMAN/BATMAN) and artist Jim Lee (JUSTICE LEAGUE: ORIGINS, SUPERMAN UNCHAINED), presents the Caped Crusader's most personal case yet in stark black and white! Collects BATMAN #609-619 in black and white.

Batman Noir: Gotham by Gaslight

Author : Brian Augustyn
Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 : 1401288928
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Batman Noir: Gotham by Gaslight written by Brian Augustyn and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking Elseworlds tales of the Victorian era are back in a new black-and-white edition that showcases the artistry of Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell and Eduardo Barreto! This volume includes the breakthrough tales GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT and MASTER OF THE FUTURE that pit the Dark Knight against Jack the Ripper and a death-dealer from the skies over Gotham City!

Richmond Noir

Author : Andrew Blossom
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1933354984
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Richmond Noir written by Andrew Blossom and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The River City emerges as a hot spot for unseemly noir. Brand-new stories by: Dean King, Laura Browder, Howard Owen, Yazmina Beverly, Tom De Haven, X.C. Atkins, Meagan J. Saunders, Anne Thomas Soffee, Clint McCown, Conrad Ashley Persons, Clay McLeod Chapman, Pir Rothenberg, David L. Robbins, Hermine Pinson, and Dennis Danvers. FROM THE INTRODUCTION TO RICHMOND NOIR "In The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, Henry Miller tosses off a hard-bitten assessment of the City on the James: 'I would rather die in Richmond somehow, ' he writes, 'though God knows Richmond has little enough to offer.' As editors, we like the dying part, and might point out that in its long history, Richmond, Virginia has offered up many of the disparate elements crucial to meaty noir. The city was born amid deception, conspiracy, and violence . . . "These days, Richmond is a city of winter balls and garden parties on soft summer evenings, a city of private clubs where white-haired old gentlemen, with their martinis or mint juleps in hand, still genuflect in front of portraits of Robert E. Lee. It's also a city of brutal crime scenes and drug corners and okay-everybody-go-on-home-there's-nothing-more-to-see. It's a city of world-class ad agencies and law firms, a city of the FFV (First Families of Virginia) and a city of immigrants--from India, Vietnam, and Africa to Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. It's a city of finicky manners (you mustn't ever sneeze publicly in Richmond) and old-time neighborliness, and it's a city where you think twice about giving somebody the finger if they cut you off on the Powhite Parkway (that's pronounced Pow-hite, not Po-white, thank you very much) because you might get your head blown off by the shotgun on the rack . . ."

Narco Noir

Author : Vanda Felbab-Brown
Publisher : Geopolitics in the 21st Centur
ISBN 13 : 9780815728184
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Narco Noir written by Vanda Felbab-Brown and published by Geopolitics in the 21st Centur. This book was released on 2025-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime and security expert Vanda Felbab-Brown conducted more than eight years of fieldwork across Mexico analyzing policy interventions in key crime and violence hotspots, as well as in control cases. The result is Narco Noir: Mexico's Cartels, Cops, and Corruption, an extensive and unique set of organized crime case studies that include principal cases like, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Monterrey, Michoacan, and Chiapas - as well as in Mexico City. Narco Noir provides detailed assessments of the various law enforcement strategies, socio-economic anti-crime policies, and civil society mobilization efforts in key violent hotspots. The cases cover a wide variety of crime patterns and dynamics as well as policy responses. Felbab-Brown also includes an extensive section of policy recommendations, providing a detailed analysis of how to improve law enforcement capacity and strategies, change interdiction patterns to achieve greater deterrence capacity, and restructure socio-economic anti-crime policies.

Philadelphia Noir

Author : Carlin Romano
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1936070634
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Philadelphia Noir written by Carlin Romano and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's a collection enhanced by an unerring sense of place . . . that will please the most discriminating lovers of the dark side." --Kirkus Reviews "It took long enough for Akashic's noir series to get to Philly. Now that it has, compiled under the shadowy auspices of Inquirer literary critic/West Philly native Carlin Romano, the fun begins." --Philadelphia City Paper Includes brand-new stories by: Diane Ayres, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Keith Gilman, Cary Holladay, Solomon Jones, Gerald Kolpan, Aimee LaBrie, Halimah Marcus, Carlin Romano, Asali Solomon, Laura Spagnoli, Duane Swierczynski, Dennis Tafoya, and Jim Zervanos. Carlin Romano, critic-at-large of the Chronicle of Higher Education and literary critic of The Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty-five years, teaches philosophy and media theory at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2006 he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, cited by the Pulitzer Board for "bringing new vitality to the classic essay across a formidable array of topics." He lives in University City, Philadelphia, in the only house on his block.

The Big Blowdown

Author : George Pelecanos
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312242916
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book The Big Blowdown written by George Pelecanos and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-09-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel on two immigrant boys growing up in 1940s Washington--their friendship, their loves and their crimes. One Greek, the other Italian, they are involved in collection work for loan sharks who prey on immigrants. By the author of Nick's Trip.

The Human Target (2021) #1

Author : Tom King
Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The Human Target (2021) #1 written by Tom King and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Chance has made a living out of being a human target-a man hired to disguise himself as his client to invite would-be assassins to attempt his murder. He’s had a remarkable career until his latest case protecting Lex Luthor when things go sideways. An assassination attempt Chance didn’t see coming leaves him vulnerable and left trying to solve his own murder...as he has 12 days to discover just who in the DCU hated Luthor enough to want him dead. Human Target is a hard-boiled, gritty story in the vein of classic detective noirs told by bestselling and critically acclaimed creators Tom King and Greg Smallwood!