San Diego Noir

“In the 15 tales collected by Denise Hamilton for Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics, we enjoy a guided tour of urban crime in a city that some would call ‘ground zero’ for pulp fiction … Los Angeles Noir 2 offers nothing short of great entertainment for lovers of crime fiction.”

—El Paso Times

BOSTON NOIR

edited by Dennis Lehane

240 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

^*Finalist for Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Shamus awards

Brand-new stories by: Dennis Lehane, Stewart O’Nan, Patricia Powell, John Dufresne, Lynne Heitman, Don Lee, Russ Aborn, J. Itabari Njeri, Jim Fusilli, Brendan DuBois, and Dana Cameron.

“In the best of the eleven stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic’s noir series, characters, plot, and setting feed off each other like flames and an arsonist’s accelerant … [T]his anthology shows that noir can thrive where Raymond Chandler has never set foot.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

SAN FRANCISCO NOIR

edited by Peter Maravelis

292 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand-new stories by: Domenic Stansberry, Barry Gifford, Eddie Muller, Robert Mailer Anderson, Michelle Tea, Peter Plate, Kate Braverman, David Corbett, Will Christopher Baer, and others.

“Haunting and often surprisingly poignant, these accounts of death, love, and all things pulp fiction will lead you into unexpected corners of a city known to steal people’s hearts.”

—7x7

SAN FRANCISCO NOIR 2 THE CLASSICS

edited by Peter Maravelis

330 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Classic stories by: Ambrose Bierce, Frank Norris, Mark Twain, Jack London, Dashiell Hammett, William T. Vollmann, Fletcher Flora, Bill Pronzini, Joe Gores, Janet Dawson, Oscar Peñaranda, and others.

“This classics entry in Akashic’s noir anthology series boasts an impressive roster of names … [and] as usual, the overall caliber of the writing in this reprint volume is superior …”

—Publishers Weekly

PHOENIX NOIR

edited by Patrick Millikin

312 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

^*Winner of an Edgar Award; finalist for Anthony & Macavity awards

Brand-new stories by: Diana Gabaldon, Lee Child, James Sallis, Luis Alberto Urrea, Jon Talton, Megan Abbott, Gary Phillips, David Corbett, Don Winslow, Stella Pope Duarte, and others.

“The stories in this book are a collective treat, and you can read them in any order you like.”

—Arizona Republic

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