Coming Soon: Nova Ren Suma's Dani Noir

A slow fade-in on my life.

So begins Nova Ren Suma's Dani Noir, a gem of a first novel.  Thirteen-year-old Dani lives in a small New York State town where, it seems, nothing much happens. She's become addicted to the old movies shown at the local Little Art movie theater, in particular, those of the noir sort — The Third Man, Double Indemnity, Notorious, etc.  Now I'm a big fan of old movies, but a kid today?  Well, I was convinced immediately.  A completely contemporary kid (with a crappy un-noi