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Queens Noir
Brand-new stories by: Denis Hamill, Malachy McCourt, Maggie Estep, Megan Abbott, Robert Knightly, Liz Martínez, Jill Eisenstadt, Mary Byrne, Tori Carrington, Shailly P. Agnihotri, K.j.a. Wishnia, Victoria Eng, Alan Gordon, Beverly Farley, Joe Guglielmelli, and Glenville Lovell.Includes the story "Bucker's Error," winner of the 2009 Edgar Award (Robert L. Fish Mem...more
Paperback, 350 pages
Published
January 1st 2008
by Akashic Books
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This potent mix of short fiction is an enticing tour of the dark side of New York City's largest borough. The editor's introduction perfectly mirrors the tone of the entire collection--entertaining, educational and representing an appealingly broad diversity. This approach is also reflected in the stories themselves. Though all the stories have crime in common, how that criminal element is incorporated in each them is as varied as the stories themselves. The borough also seems to be an intre...more
Liked this one alot, thanks Teri for passing it along. Recognized a lot of places sited in the book, which added to my enjoyment of this book.
meh. read half the stories. out of those a few of them were good.
Oh geez. I finished this book awhile back (Sept/Oct?). It was good. Being in California, I liked reading about Queens (my home!)--all its neighborhoods and all their characteristic detail.
This was my first noir, and I found some of the stories a little too dark and disturbing, but after awhile, that darkness kind of grows on you. I'd be interested in reading other noir.
This was my first noir, and I found some of the stories a little too dark and disturbing, but after awhile, that darkness kind of grows on you. I'd be interested in reading other noir.
If you like a book about New York, Queens in particular, this is it. It opens you up to all of the Queens cultures. The Island kin, Asian, Hispanic, Irish... It also introduces you to what Queens in known for... The Mets and its diversity.
great collection of short noir fiction spread across the many neighborhoods of Queens.
i can't say there wasn't a story i didn't like. great book.
i can't say there wasn't a story i didn't like. great book.
Much better than the Bronx Noir entry in the Akashic series. QUEENZ LYFE!
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