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13 Shots of Noir
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Paul D. Brazill (Goodreads Author)
English writer Paul D Brazill's 13 Shots Of Noir is a collection of short stories in the vein of Roald Dahl, The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The first story, "The Tut", was nominated for a 2010 Spinetingler Award, while the story "Anger Management" was chosen as one of the Predators and Editors top twenty crime stories.
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ebook, 40 pages
Published
November 19th 2011
by Untreed Reads
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Superb collection of shorts by the flash fiction master.
An excellent collection of short stories from Mr Brazill, the quality of the prose is some of the best out there. He writes with a practised and consummate ease that shines through each crafted sentence. There isn't a bad story among the 13 in fact they range from very good to excellent. Some are darkly humorous, some tough as nails. Here's an example of the writing:
The autumn night draped itself over the city, and the moon bit into the sk...more
An excellent collection of short stories from Mr Brazill, the quality of the prose is some of the best out there. He writes with a practised and consummate ease that shines through each crafted sentence. There isn't a bad story among the 13 in fact they range from very good to excellent. Some are darkly humorous, some tough as nails. Here's an example of the writing:
The autumn night draped itself over the city, and the moon bit into the sk...more
I bought this book because I have read a few of Mr Brazill’s stories in anthologies that I enjoyed. Most of the Noir stories I have read are American in feel and content. These stories are British in both respects. The dark humour and the banter could only be British. My personal favourite was a line about Gary Glitter. I won’t spoil it for you, but it got me some funny looks as I sat on a bench by the river giggling to myself. I loved the British feel and it drew me right inside the stories.
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Somewhere in a small dark room, possibly in an underground bunker, there is a man. This man studies, with an intelligent gaze, a bank of video screens. He sips slowly at polish vodka and watches. This man sees all human life. He sees parading before him a cast of serial killers, priests, kids with dogs, old curmudgeons and hen pecked husbands. When he’s done observing human life on special monitors he also sees vampires and werewolves. Occasionally he’ll push a button or scribble a line of text...more
In Paul D. Brazill's 13 SHOTS OF NOIR, horror comes in small packages. Brazill has a gift for description ("Duffy's face was so acne scarred it looked like a chewed up toffee apple") and for capturing the darker side of human nature in a few pages. The juxtaposition of dry humor and a bleak, "noir" landscape works well. The story I enjoyed most was "The Tut," which explores the destructive and punitive power of guilt. It received a well-deserved nomination for a Spinetingler award in 2010. Other...more
This is a real treat. Sharp, original writing with a thick dressing of North-eastern English dialogue that never disappoints. Each of the 13 stories is a miniature of the genre. Read and enjoy and then re-read to discover those hidden gems of language. The humour is every bit as keen as Tinniswood, the language as colourful as Chandler; combine these in plots that are contemporary and hard-bitten, and you have the unique voice of Paul D. Brazill.
Plenty of Brazill-dazzle! This collection turned an annoying day of delayed travel into great fun. Although I had read some of the stories before in other places, there were plenty of new treats as well. By turns funny and gruesome, you'll enjoy these short bursts of darkness if you've got a good sense of humour and a taste for noir.
Thirteen shots of noir to warm your insides, whether the shots are booze or bullet holes (take your pick). Every one hit's the target and you'd expect no less from one of the best writers of noir fiction around. Get on the train before everyone else piles on.
Wonderful stuff.
Wonderful stuff.
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Paul D. Brazill was born in England and lives in Poland. He is an International Thriller Writers Inc member whose writing has been translated into Italian, Polish and Slovene.
He has had bits and bobs of short fiction published in various magazines and anthologies, including The Mammoth Books Of Best British Crime 8 and 10, alongside the likes of Ian Rankin, Neil Gaiman and Lee Child.
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He has had bits and bobs of short fiction published in various magazines and anthologies, including The Mammoth Books Of Best British Crime 8 and 10, alongside the likes of Ian Rankin, Neil Gaiman and Lee Child.
He has edited...more
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