On 1/30/06, Richard Moore <
moorich2@aol.com> wrote:
> A day or two ago I picked up a copy of the
just-published D.C. NOIR
> (Akashic Books)edited by George Pelecanos. It looks
to be a very good
> anthology with stories by Pelecanos, Jim Fusilli,
Laura Lippman,
> Robert Andrews, James Grady, and several others new
to me. The "new
> to me" category includes several that I am eager to
try including
> stories by Norman Kelley and Ruben Castaneda.
Castaneda I know from
> his journalism and Kelley has authored several noir
novels including
> two with great titles BLACK HEAT and THE BIG
MANGO.
>
> This is the latest in a series of anthologies with
earlier entries for
> Brooklyn, Dublin, Chicago, and San Francisco. Are
these earlier
> entries worth searching out?
>
> Richard Moore
>
>
A friend of mine just reviewed DC Noir and really liked
it.
Each of the anthologies has a different feel to it. Brooklyn
started things out. There's actually a 1 and 2 for Brooklyn,
with 2 having classic stories rather than stories written
specifically for the series. I think Dublin and Baltimore are
going to be great. And I'm really looking forward to SJ
Rozan's Harlem-based story in Manhattan. I haven't heard muh
about the other stories in Manhattan, but there are sure to
be some other winners as well.
I've read some of the stories in San Francisco, but haven't
had a chance to read anything from the Chicago book. San
Francisco has a real mix of stories. There are a lot of
stories that are dark but not mystery noir. But there's a
great story by Eddie Muller and another by David Corbett. Oh
and there's one by Dominic Stansberry that I haven't read yet
but is supposed to be great.
Mary
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