New Orleans Noir (Akashic Noir) (English Edition)

This original anthology of noir fiction set across the Big Easy includes new stories by Ace Atkins, Laura Lippman, Maureen Tan, and more. New Orleans has always the home of the lovable rogue, the poison magnolia, the bent politico, and the heartless con artist. And in post-Katrina times, its the same old storyonly with a new breed of carpetbagger thrown in. In other words, its fertile ground for noir fiction. This sparkling collection of tales, set both before and after the storm, explores the citys gutted neighborhoods, its outwardly gleaming sliver by the river, its still-raunchy French Quarter, and other hoods so far from the Quarter they might as well be on another continent. It also looks back into the citys darkly colorful, nineteenth century past. New Orleans Noir includes brand-new stories by Ace Atkins, Laura Lippman, Patty Friedmann, Barbara Hambly, Tim McLoughlin, Olympia Vernon, David Fulmer, Jervey Tervalon, James Nolan, Kalamu ya Salaam, Maureen Tan, Thomas Adcock, Jeri Cain Rossi, Christine Wiltz, Greg Herren, Julie Smith, Eric Overmyer, and Ted OBrien. A portion of the profits from New Orleans Noir will be donated to Katrina KARES, a hurricane relief program sponsored by the New Orleans Institute that awards grants to writers affected by the hurricane.