David Corbett, “Dead by Christmas”, Tempe
Don Winslow, “Whiteout on Van Buren”, Van Buren Strip
Dogo Barry Graham, “By the Time He Got to Phoenix”, Christown
Stella Pope Duarte, “Confession”, Harmon Park
Pittsburgh Noir edited by Kathleen George
Lila Shaara, “Atom Smasher”, Forest Hills
Terrance Hayes, “Still Air”, East Liberty
Stewart O’Nan, “Duplex”, Bloomfield
Nancy Martin, “Pray for Rain”, Highland Park
Paul Lee, “A Minor Extinction”, Carrick
K.C. Constantine, “When Johnny Came Shuffling Home”, McKees Rocks
Kathleen George, “Intruder”, Schenley Farms
Rebecca Drake, “Loaded”, Fox Chapel
Carlos Antonio Delgado, “Far Beneath”, Morningside
Hilary Masters, “At the Buena Vista”, Mexican War Streets
Kathryn Miller Haines, “Homecoming”, Wilkinsburg
Aubrey Hirsch, “Cheater”, Squirrel Hill
Tom Lipinski, “Key Drop”, Lawrenceville
Reginald McKnight, “Overheard”, Homewood
Portland Noir edited by Kevin Sampsell
Karen Karbo, “The Clown and Bard”, SE Twenty-Eighth Avenue
Luciana Lopez, “Julia Now”, St. Johns
Ariel Gore, “Water under the Bridge”, Clinton
Floyd Skloot, “Alzheimer’s Noir”, Oaks Bottom
Dan DeWeese, “The Sleeper”, Highway 30
Jonathan Selwood, “The Wrong House”, Mount Tabor
Monica Drake, “Baby, I’m Here”, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
Bill Cameron, “Coffee, Black”, Seven Corners
Jamie S. Rich & Joëlle Jones “Gone Doggy Gone”, Montgomery Park
Jess Walter, “Virgo”, Pearl District
Chris A. Bolton, “The Red Room”, Powell’s City of Books
Justin Hocking, “Burnside Forever”, Burnside Skatepark
Zoe Trope, “Hummingbird”, SE Eighty-Second Avenue
Gigi Little, “Shanghaied”, Old Town
Megan Kruse, “Lila”, Powell Boulevard
Kimberly Warner-Cohen, “People Are Strange”, Sandy Boulevard
Queens Noir edited by Robert Knightly
Maggie Estep, “Alice Fantastic”, Aqueduct Racetrack
Denis Hamill, “Under the Throgs Neck Bridge”, Bayside
Jill Eisenstadt, “Golden Venture”, The Rockaways
Joseph Guglielmelli, “Buckner’s Error”, Shea Stadium
Patricia King, “Baggage Claim”, JFK Airport
Kim Sykes, “Arrivederci, Aldo”, Long Island City
Megan Abbott, “Hollywood Lanes”, Forest Hills
Mary Byrne, “Only the Strong Survive”, Astoria
Robert Knightly, “First Calvary”, Blissville
Alan Gordon, “Bottom of the Sixth”, Rego Park
Victoria Eng, “The Flower of Flushing”, Flushing
Stephen Solomita, “Crazy Jill Saves the Slinky”, College Point
Tori Carrington, “Last Stop, Ditmars”, Ditmars
Shailly Agnihotri, “Avoid Agony”, Jackson Heights
k.j.a. Wishnia, “Viernes Loco”, Corona
Glenville Lovell, “Out of Body”, South Jamaica
Liz Martínez, “Lights Out for Frankie”, Woodside
Jillian Abbott , “Jihad Sucks; or, The Conversion of the Jews”, Richmond Hill
Belinda Farley, “The Investigation”, Jamaica
Richmond Noir edited by Andrew Blossom, Brian Castleberry & Tom De Haven
Pir Rothenberg, “The Rose Red Vial”, Museum District
David L. Robbins, “Homework”, East End
Mina Beverly, “Gaia”, Providence Park
Dennis Danvers, “Texas Beach”, Texas Beach
Clay McLeod Chapman, “The Battle of Belle Isle”, Belle Isle
X.C. Atkins, “A Late-Night Fishing Trip”, Oregon Hill
Laura Browder, “The Heart Is a Strange Muscle”, Church Hill
Dean King, “The Fall Lines”, Shockoe Slip
Tom De Haven, “Playing with DaBlonde”, Manchester
Anne Thomas Soffee, “Midnight at the Oasis”, Jefferson Davis Highway
Meagan J. Saunders, “Untitled”, Jackson Ward
Conrad Ashley Persons, “Marco’s Broken English”, West End
Howard Owen, “The Thirteenth Floor”, Monroe Park
Hermine Pinson, “Mr. Not”, Devil’s Half Acre
Clint McCown, “The Apprentice”, Hollywood Cemetery
San Diego Noir edited by Maryelizabeth Hart
T. Jefferson Parker, “Vic Primeval”, Kearny Mesa
Diane Clark & Astrid Bear, “The Home Front”, Sherman Heights
Jeffrey J. Mariotte, “Gold Shield Blues”, Mount Soledad
Martha C. Lawrence, “Key Witness”, La Jolla Cove
Debra Ginsberg, “The New Girl”, Cortez Hill
Taffy Cannon, “Instant Karma”, Rancho Santa Fe
Morgan Hunt, “The Angel’s Share”, Hillcrest
Ken Kuhlken, “Homes”, Newport Avenue
Don Winslow, “After Thirty”, Pacific Beach
Lisa Brackmann, “Don’t Feed the Bums”, Ocean Beach
Cameron Pierce Hughes, “Moving Black Objects”, Mission Beach
Gabriel R. Barillas, “The Roads”, Del Mar
Gar Anthony Haywood, “Like Something Out of a Comic Book”, Convention Center
Luis Alberto Urrea, “The National City Reparation Society”, National City
Maria Lima, “A Scent of Death”, Gaslamp Quarter
San Francisco Noir edited by Peter Maravelis
Domenic Stansberry, “The Prison”, North Beach
David Corbett, “It Can Happen”, Hunter’s Point
Sin Soracco, “Double Espresso”, Russian River
Barry Gifford, “After Hours at La Chinita”, The Bayview
Kate Braverman, “The Neutral Zone”, Fisherman’s Wharf
Alvin Lu, “Le Rouge et le Noir”, Chinatown
Michelle Tea, “Larry’s Place”, Bernal Heights
Alejandro Murguía, “The Other Barrio”, The Mission
Peter Plate, “Genesis to Revelation”, Market Street
Will Christopher Baer, “Deception of the Thrush”, The Castro
Jim Nisbet, “Weight Less Than Shadow”, Golden Gate Bridge
Jon Longhi, “Fixed”, The Haight-Ashbury
Robert Mailer Anderson, “Briley Boy”, The Richmond
Eddie Muller, “Kid’s Last Fight”, South of Market
David Henry Sterry, “Confessions of a Sex Maniac”, Polk Gulch
Seattle Noir edited by Curt Colbert
Thomas P. Hopp, “Blood Tide”, Duwamish
Bharti Kirchner, “Promised Tulips”, Wallingford
Stephan Magcosta, “Golden Gardens”, Ballard
Robert Lopresti, “The Center of the Universe”, Fremont
Kathleen Alcalá, “Blue Sunday”, Central District
Simon Wood, “The Taskmasters”, Downtown
Patricia Harrington , “What Price Retribution?”, Capitol Hill
Curt Colbert , “Till Death Do Us . . .”, Belltown
Paul S. Piper, “The Best View in Town”, Leschi
R. Barri Flowers, “The Wrong End of a Gun”, South Lake Union
Brian Thornton, “Paper Son”, Chinatown
Skye Moody, “The Magnolia Bluff”, Magnolia
Lou Kemp, “Sherlock’s Opera”, Waterfront
G.M. Ford, “Food for Thought”, Pioneer Square
Staten Island Noir edited by Patricia Smith
Bill Loehfelm, “Snake Hill”, Eltingville
Louisa Ermelino, “Sister-in-Law”, Great Kills
Patricia Smith, “When They Are Done with Us”, Port Richmond
Ted Anthony, “A User’s Guide to Keeping Your Kills Fresh”, Fresh Kills
Shay Youngblo
od, “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground”, South Beach
Michael Penncavage, “Mistakes”, The Ferry
Bruce DeSilva, “Abating a Nuisance”, Tompkinsville
Michael Largo, “Paying the Tab”, Four Corners
Binnie Kirshenbaum, “Assistant Professor Lodge”, Grymes Hill
Todd Craig , “. . . spy verse spy . . .” , Park Hill
Eddie Joyce, “Before It Hardens”, Annadale
Linda Nieves-Powell“The Fly-Ass Puerto Rican Girl from the Stapleton Projects”, Stapleton
Ashley Dawson, “Teenage Wasteland”, Tottenville
S.J. Rozan, “Lighthouse”, St. George
Twin Cities Noir edited by Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz
John Jodzio, “Someday All of This Will Probably be Yours, Warehouse District, Minneapolis
Peter Schilling Jr., “16mm Blues”, Longfellow, Minneapolis
Tom Kaczynski, “Skyway Sleepless”, Downtown Skyways, Minneapolis
David Housewright, “Mai-Nu’s Window”, Frogtown, St. Paul
Bruce Rubenstein, “Smoke Got in My Eyes”, North End, St. Paul
K.J. Erickson, “Noir Neige”, Near North, Minneapolis
William Kent Krueger, “Bums”, West Side, St. Paul
Ellen Hart, “Blind Sided”, Uptown, Minneapolis
Brad Zellar, “Better Luck Next Time”, Columbia Heights, Minneapolis
Mary Sharratt, “Taking the Bullets Out”, Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis
Pete Hautman, “The Guy”, Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Larry Millett, “The Brewer’s Son”, West 7th-Fort Road, St. Paul
Quinton Skinner, “Loophole”, Downtown, Minneapolis
Steve Thayer, “Hi, I’m God”, Duluth, Up North
Judith Guest, “Eminent Domain”, Edina, Minneapolis
Mary Logue, “Blasted”, Kenwood, Minneapolis
Gary Bush, “If You Harm Us”, Summit-University, St. Paul
Chris Everheart, “Chili Dog”, Downtown, St. Paul
Wall Street Noir edited by Peter Spiegelman
Stephen Rhodes, “At the Top of His Game”, 40 Broad Street
Twist Phelan, “A Trader’s Lot”, 1 North End Avenue
Tim Broderick, “Feeding Frenzy”, 40 Wall Street
Jim Fusilli, “A Terrorizing Demonstration”, 23 Wall Street
David Noonan, “Town Car”, 85 Exchange Place
Richard Aleas, “The Quant”, Times Square
Lawrence Light, “Make Me Rich”, 257 W. 36th Street
James Hime, “Rough Justice”, 200 Park Avenue
Peter Blauner, “The Consultant”, 1313 Avenue of the Americas
Mark Haskell Smith, “The Day Trader in the Trunk of Cleto’s Car”, Los Angeles, CA
Peter Spiegelman, “Five Days at the Sunset”, Lethe, South Dakota
Megan Abbott, “Today We Hit”, 110 W. 139th Street
Jason Starr, “The Basher”, Hoboken, New Jersey
John Burdett, “The Enlightenment of Magnus McKay”, Bangkok, Thailand
Henry Blodget, “Bonus Season”, Shanghai, China
Lauren Sanders, “Everything I’m Not”, Tel Aviv, Israel
Reed Farrel Coleman, “Due Diligence”, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
About the Akashic Noir Series
The Akashic Books Noir series was launched in 2004 with the award-winning anthology, Brooklyn Noir. Each book is comprised of all new stories, each taking place within a distinct location within the city of the book. Stories in the series have won multiple Edgar, Shamus, and Hammett awards and the volumes have been translated into 10 languages. Every book is available on our website, as eBooks from your favorite vendor, and in print at online and brick & mortar bookstores everywhere. For more information on the series, including an up-to-date list of available titles, please visit www.akashicbooks.com/noirseries.htm.
ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE AKASHIC NOIR SERIES
BALTIMORE NOIR, edited by LAURA LIPPMAN
BARCELONA NOIR (SPAIN), edited by ADRIANA V. LÓPEZ & CARMEN OSPINA
BOSTON NOIR, edited by DENNIS LEHANE
BOSTON NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS, edited by DENNIS LEHANE, JAIME CLARKE & MARY COTTON
BRONX NOIR, edited by S.J. ROZAN
BROOKLYN NOIR, edited by TIM MCLOUGHLIN
BROOKLYN NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS, edited by TIM MCLOUGHLIN
BROOKLYN NOIR 3: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, edited by TIM MCLOUGHLIN & THOMAS ADCOCK
CAPE COD NOIR, edited by DAVID L. ULIN
CHICAGO NOIR, edited by NEAL POLLACK
COPENHAGEN NOIR (DENMARK), edited by BO TAO MICHAËLIS
D.C. NOIR, edited by GEORGE PELECANOS
D.C. NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS, edited by GEORGE PELECANOS
DELHI NOIR (INDIA), edited by HIRSH SAWHNEY
DETROIT NOIR, edited by E.J. OLSEN & JOHN C. HOCKING
DUBLIN NOIR (IRELAND), edited by KEN BRUEN
HAITI NOIR, edited by EDWIDGE DANTICAT
HAITI NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS, edited by EDWIDGE DANTICAT
HAVANA NOIR (CUBA), edited by ACHY OBEJAS
INDIAN COUNTRY NOIR, edited by SARAH CORTEZ & LIZ MARTÍNEZ
ISTANBUL NOIR (TURKEY), edited by MUSTAFA ZIYALAN & AMY SPANGLER
KANSAS CITY NOIR, edited by STEVE PAUL
KINGSTON NOIR (JAMAICA), edited by COLIN CHANNER
LAS VEGAS NOIR, edited by JARRET KEENE & TODD JAMES PIERCE
LONDON NOIR (ENGLAND), edited by CATHI UNSWORTH
LONE STAR NOIR, edited by BOBY BYRD & JOHNNY BYRD
LONG ISLAND NOIR, edited by KAYLIE JONES
LOS ANGELES NOIR, edited by DENISE HAMILTON
LOS ANGELES NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS, edited by DENISE HAMILTON
MANHATTAN NOIR, edited by LAWRENCE BLOCK
MANHATTAN NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS, edited by LAWRENCE BLOCK
MANILLA NOIR, edited by JESSICA HAGEDORN
MEXICO CITY NOIR (MEXICO), edited by PACO I. TAIBO II
MIAMI NOIR, edited by LES STANDIFORD
MOSCOW NOIR (RUSSIA), edited by NATALIA SMIRNOVA & JULIA GOUMEN
MUMBAI NOIR (INDIA), edited by ALTAF TYREWALA
NEW JERSEY NOIR, edited by JOYCE CAROL OATES
NEW ORLEANS NOIR, edited by JULIE SMITH
ORANGE COUNTY NOIR, edited by GARY PHILLIPS
PARIS NOIR (FRANCE), edited by AURéLIEN MASSON
PHILADELPHIA NOIR, edited by CARLIN ROMANO
PHOENIX NOIR, edited by PATRICK MILLIKIN
PITTSBURGH NOIR, edited by KATHLEEN GEORGE
PORTLAND NOIR, edited by KEVIN SAMPSELL
QUEENS NOIR, edited by ROBERT KNIGHTLY
RICHMOND NOIR, edited by ANDREW BLOSSOM, BRIAN CASTLEBERRY & TOM DE HAVEN
ROME NOIR (ITALY), edited by CHIARA STANGALINO & MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI
ST. PETERSBURG NOIR, edited by NATALIA SMIRNOVA & JULIA GOUMEN
SAN DIEGO NOIR, edited by MARYELIZABETH HART
SAN FRANCISCO NOIR, edited by PETER MARAVELIS
SAN FRANCISCO NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS, edited by PETER MARAVELIS
SEATTLE NOIR, edited by CURT COLBERT
STATEN ISLAND NOIR, edited by PATRICIA SMITH
TORONTO NOIR (CANADA), edited by JANINE ARMIN & NATHANIEL G. MORE
TRINIDAD NOIR (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO), edited by LISA ALEN-AGOSTINI & JEANNE MASON
TWIN CITIES NOIR, edited by JULIE SCHAPER & STEVEN HORWITZ
USA NOIR: BEST OF THE AKASHIC NOIR SERIES, edited by JOHNNY TEMPLE
VENICE NOIR (ITALY), edited by MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI
WALL STREET NOIR, edited by PETER SPIEGELMAN
FORTHCOMING
ADDIS ABABA NOIR (EGYPT), edited by MAAZA MENGISTE
BAGHDAD NOIR (IRAQ), edited by SAMUEL SHIMON
BEIRUT NOIR (LEBANON), edited by IMAN HUMAYDAN
BELFAST NOIR (NORTHERN IRELAND), edited by ADRIAN MCKINTY & STUART NEVILLE
BOGOTÁ NOIR (COLOMBIA), edited by ANDREA MONTEJO
BUFFALO NOIR, edited by BRIGID HUGHES & ED PARK
CHICAGO
NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS edited by JOE MENO
HELSINKI NOIR, (FINLAND) edited by JAMES THOMPSON
JERUSALEM NOIR, edited by DROR MISHANI
LAGOS NOIR (NIGERIA), edited by CHRIS ABANI
MISSISSIPPI NOIR, edited by TOM FRANKLIN
NEW ORLEANS 2: THE CLASSICS edited by JULIE SMITH
PRISON NOIR, edited by JOYCE CAROL OATES
PROVIDENCE NOIR, edited by ANN HOOD
SEOUL NOIR (KOREA), edited by BS PUBLISHING CO.
SINGAPORE NOIR, edited by CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN
STOCKHOLM NOIR (SWEDEN), edited by NATHAN LARSON & CARL-MICHAEL EDENBORG
TEHRAN NOIR (COLOMBIA), edited by SALAR ABDOH
TEL AVIV NOIR (ISRAEL), edited by ETGAR KERET & ASSAF GAVRON
ZAGREB NOIR (CROATIA), edited by IVAN SRSEN
NOIR SERIES AWARDS, PRIZES & HONORS
Following is a list-in-progress of the various awards, prizes, and honors that Akashic Noir Series stories have either won or been short-listed for.
Boston Noir
Edgar Award Finalists 2010
Dennis Lehane, “Animal Rescue”
Dana Cameron, “Femme Sole”
Included in The Best American Mystery Stories 2010
John Dufresne, “The Cross-Eyed Bear”
Dennis Lehane, “Animal Rescue”
Shamus Award Finalist 2010
Brendan DuBois, “The Dark Island”
Anthony Award Finalists 2010
Dennis Lehane, “Animal Rescue”
Dana Cameron, “Femme Sole”
Macavity Award Finalist 2010
Dana Cameron, “Femme Sole”
Agatha Award Finalist 2009
Dana Cameron, “Femme Sole”
Bronx Noir
Winner, New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association
Book of the Year Award, Special Category 2008
Included in The Best American Mystery Stories 2008
S.J. Rozan, “Hothouse”
Brooklyn Noir
Edgar Award Finalist 2005
Pete Hamill, “The Book Signing”
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award Winner 2005
Thomas Morrissey, “Can’t Catch Me”
Shamus Award Winner 2005
Pearl Abraham, “Hasidic Noir”
Included in The Best American Mystery Stories 2005
Tim McLoughlin, “When All This Was Bay Ridge”
Lou Manfredo, “Case Closed”
Anthony Award Finalist 2005
Arthur Nersesian, “Hunter/Trapper”
Pushcart Prize Finalist 2005
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