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San Diego Noir (Akashic Noir)
�When it’s done right, noir is a darkly delicious thrill: smart, sharp-tongued, surprising. The knife goes in at the end with a twist. San Diego Noir, a new 15-story collection by some of the region’s best writers, has all that going for it, and the steady supply of hometown references makes it even more fun.”
-- San Diego Union-Tribune
Brand-new stories by: T. Jefferson Par...more
-- San Diego Union-Tribune
Brand-new stories by: T. Jefferson Par...more
Paperback, 300 pages
Published
May 17th 2011
by Akashic Books
(first published April 18th 2011)
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I am attracted to fiction set in areas with which I am familiar, so when I spied San Diego Noir on the shelf, I grabbed it. Of course, I was already familiar with Akashic Books' extensive regional noir series, so I knew they had a tradition of publishing high-quality fiction that incorporated good local color. Every story has a setting, but usually, the setting is just that, a place for the story to happen. But with regional/local writing the setting attains almost the status of another characte...more
Can a collection of short stories provide a glimpse of how a city sees itself?
That’s what I was left pondering after reading the latest anthology of urban crime fiction from Akashic Books: San Diego Noir. Comprising 15 stories of murder and mayhem, the collection takes its readers on a tour of our city’s dark side.
These tales of crime and punishment feature plucky detectives circa WWII, National City vatos and a deranged Iraq war veteran who gets a little too attached to a parking space. In Mart...more
That’s what I was left pondering after reading the latest anthology of urban crime fiction from Akashic Books: San Diego Noir. Comprising 15 stories of murder and mayhem, the collection takes its readers on a tour of our city’s dark side.
These tales of crime and punishment feature plucky detectives circa WWII, National City vatos and a deranged Iraq war veteran who gets a little too attached to a parking space. In Mart...more
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All these mystery stories take place in San Diego, most contemporary, but some set during WWII. Some gems and some clunkers, but the real pleasure comes from the local setting and familiar landmarks. One story is set during Comic Con and another has a brief scene in the Central Library, but my favorite was "Don't Feed the Bums" by Lisa Brackmann. I learned more about San Diego from this book than from living here for 13 years!
A nice collection of disparate stories about the place I now call home, San Diego County. Something for everybody in this collection: lesbians, La Raza, fairies, comic-con, surf and beach danger, navy town theme,and the usual wealthy La Jolla murders. Some wrap up neatly, others end up leaving you hanging. Only one or two in this collection that were just ok. Going to have read more of this Noir series set in various geographic locales. Nice and quick reads, just the right length.
May 18, 2011
Brian Kerr
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I just got back from book signing at Warwick's Books in La Jolla. T. Jefferson Parker, Don Winslow, Debra Ginsberg, Cameron Pierce Hughes, and Gabriel Barillas were there for a very interesting hour. I'm eager to read familiar authors (Jeff & Don) and others as well.
An interesting collection of short stories with a San Diego locations theme. I thought many of the stories were very good. Some not so good.
ugh, i tried to read it but honestly couldn't even get halfway through the first story it was so poorly written
Some pretty good, a few with darker twists that I liked. Watch out if you are dating some of these people!
I loved these little dark short stories, all set in San Diego.
Nothing earth shattering or too clever, but plots in most of the stories are solid. The stories are well-written as well, making it a very breezy, enjoyable read.
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Award-winning author Jeffrey J. Mariotte has published more than 30 novels, including horror epic The Slab, award nominated teen horror quartet Witch Season, and the recent supernatural thrillers River Runs Red and Missing White Girl, in addition to tie-in novels and many, many comic books. He is also co-owner of specialty bookstore Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego. He lives in southeastern Arizona....more
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