Synopses & Reviews
Fiction. DC NOIR features brand new stories by: George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Ruben Castaneda, Robert Wisdom, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Jim Fusilli, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, Quintin Peterson, Robert Andrews, and David Slater. "It's about the collective memories of the locals, and also about the voices. If you close your eyes and listen to the people of this city, you will hear the many different voices...We have tried to explore every quadrant of the city and many of the neighborhoods within them, and have not forgotten the federal city and downtown. We have enlisted the well-known and the someday-will-be. The writers include lifelong Washingtonians, imports and exports, a gentleman who was incarcerated when he wrote his story, a police officer, an actor, bloggers, journalists, blacks, whites, Hispanics, males and females, and yeah, even a Greek American"--From the introduction by George Pelecanos.
Review
"For D.C. Noir, Akashic had the good sense to turn to Pelecanos, who delivers a wholly satisfying volume....Pelecanos shows us how both trash-strewn alleys and oak-paneled offices can trap their occupants with dreams, compromise, and heartbreak." Booklist
Synopsis
"Every story in this all-original noir anthology set in the nation's capital is well-written." --Publishers Weekly
Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.
Brand-new stories by: George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Ruben Castaneda, Jim Patton, Robert Wisdom, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Jim Fusilli, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, Quintin Peterson, Robert Andrews, and David Slater.
Synopsis
Brand new stories by: George Pelecanos, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Jabari Asim, Ruben Castaneda, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, and others.
Synopsis
Mystery sensation George Pelecanos (Drama City) pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation's capital. This is not an anthology of ill-conceived and inauthentic political thrillers. Instead, in D.C. Noir, pimps, whores, gangsters, and con-men run rampant in zones of this city that most never hear about.
Synopsis
Brand new stories by: George Pelecanos, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Jabari Asim, Ruben Castaneda, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, and others.
Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation's capital. This is not an anthology of ill-conceived and inauthentic political thrillers. Instead, in D.C. Noir, pimps, whores, gangsters, and con-men run rampant in zones of this city that most never hear about.
Synopsis
Bestselling mystery author George Pelecanos dazzles and terrifies with his first-ever anthology.
About the Author
George Pelecanos is an independent film producer, the recipient of numerous international writing awards, a producer and an Emmy-nominated writer on the HBO series The Wire, and the author of a fifteen novels set in and around Washington, D.C. He is the editor of the best-selling first volume of D.C. Noir.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: D.C. Uncovered
"The Confidential Informant" by George Pelecanos (Park View, N.W.)
"First" by Kenji Jasper (Benning Heights, S.E)
"Capital of the World" by Jim Patton (Chinatown, N.W)
"The Names of the Lost" by Richard Currey (Shepherd Park, N.W.)
Part II: streets & Alleys
"East of the Sun" by Jennifer Howard (Hill East, S.E)
"Solomon¹s Alley" by Robert Andrews (Georgetown, N.W.)
"The Light and the Dark" by Robert Wisdom (Petworth, N.W)
"A.R.M. and the Woman" by Laura Lippman (Chevy Chase, N.W.)
Part III: Cops & Robbers
"Cold as Ice" by Quintin Peterson (Congress Heights, S.E/S.W.)
"God Don¹t Like Ugly" by Lester Irby (Edgewood, N.E.)
"Coyote Hunt" by Ruben Castaneda (Mount Pleasant, N.W.)
"Jeanette" by Jim Beane (Deanwood, N.E)
Part IV: The Hill & the Edge
"The Bottom Line" by James Grady (Capitol Hill, N.E/S.E.)
"Stiffed" by David Slater (Thomas Circle, N.W.)
"The Messanger of Soulsville" by Norman Kelley (Shaw, N.W.)
"The Dupe" by Jim Fusilli (K Street, N.W.)
About the Contributors