Also available from the Akashic Books Noir Series

D.C. NOIR

edited by George Pelecanos

316 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand-new stories by: George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, David Slater, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Ruben Castaneda, Robert Wisdom, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Jim Fusilli, Richard Currey, Robert Andrews, Quintin Peterson, and Lester Irby.

“[T]he tome offers a startling glimpse into the cityscape’s darkest corners … fans of the genre will find solid writing, palpable tension, and surprise endings.”

—Washington Post

D.C. NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS

edited by George Pelecanos

330 pages, trade paperback, $15.95

Classic stories from: Edward P. Jones, Langston Hughes, Marita Golden, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Julian Mayfield, Elizabeth Hand, Richard Wright, James Grady, Ward Just, George Pelecanos, Jean Toomer, Rhozier “Roach” Brown, Ross Thomas, Julian Mazor, Larry Neal, and Benjamin M. Schutz.

“Rather than traveling the same mean streets as the first D.C. Noir, this new anthology of sixteen works draws on more than a century of published writings … Dark as many of these stories are, there’s light in them yet, and it’s the layering of the two that helps the collection to dazzle.”

—Washington Post

BALTIMORE NOIR

edited by Laura Lippman

252 pages, a trade paperback original, $14.95

Brand-new stories by: David Simon, Laura Lippman, Tim Cockey, Rob Hiaasen, Robert Ward, Sujata Massey, Jack Bludis, Rafael Alvarez, Marcia Talley, Joseph Wallace, Lisa Respers France, Charlie Stella, Sarah Weinman, Dan Fesperman, Jim Fusilli, and Ben Neihart.

“Mystery fans should relish this taste of Baltimore’s seamier side, the eighth volume in Akashic’s series showcasing dark tales of crime and place. Editor Lippman offers both a fine introduction and the lead story, which is one of the anthology’s best … Baltimore is a diverse city, and the stories reflect everything from its old row houses and suburban mansions to its beloved Orioles and harbor areas.”

BOSTON NOIR

edited by Dennis Lehane

240 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand-new stories by: Dennis Lehane, Stewart O’Nan, Patricia Powell, John Dufresne, Lynne Heitman, Don Lee, Russ Aborn, Itabari Njeri, Jim Fusilli, Brendan DuBois, and Dana Cameron.

“In the best of the eleven stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic’s noir series, characters, plot, and setting feed off each other like flames and an arsonist’s accelerant … [T]his anthology shows that noir can thrive where Raymond Chandler has never set foot.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

BROOKLYN NOIR

edited by Tim McLoughlin

350 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

*Winner of Shamus Award, Anthony Award, Robert L. Fish Memorial Award; finalist for Edgar Award, Pushcart Prize.

Brand-new stories by: Pete Hamill, Arthur Nersesian, Ellen Miller, Nelson George, Nicole Blackman, Sidney Offit, Ken Bruen, and others.

“Brooklyn Noir is such a stunningly perfect combination that you can’t believe you haven’t read an anthology like this before. But trust me—you haven’t … The writing is flat-out superb, filled with lines that will sing in your head for a long time to come.”

—Laura Lippman, winner of the Edgar, Agatha, and Shamus awards

NEW ORLEANS NOIR

edited by Julie Smith

300 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand-new stories by: Ace Atkins, Laura Lippman, Patty Friedmann, Barbara Hambly, Tim McLoughlin, Olympia Vernon, Jervey Tervalon, Christine Wiltz, Greg Herren, Julie Smith, and others.

“The excellent twelfth entry in Akashic’s city-specific noir series illustrates the diversity of the chosen locale with eighteen previously unpublished short stories from authors both well known and emerging.”—Publishers Weekly