Advanced
Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for USA Noir by Johnny Temple - Available

USA Noir

by Johnny Temple
Pete Bradbury
Audiobook
1 of 1 copy available
Borrow Listen to a sample Listen to a sample
1 of 1 copy available
Launched with the summer '04 award-winning best seller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books has published over sixty volumes in its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. Featuring Noir Series stories from: Dennis Lehane, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos, Susan Straight, Jonathan Safran Foer, Laura Lippman, Pete Hamill, Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Terrance Hayes, Jerome Charyn, Jeffery Deaver, Maggie Estep, Bayo Ojikutu, Tim McLoughlin, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Reed Farrel Coleman, Megan Abbott, Elyssa East, James W. Hall, J. Malcolm Garcia, Julie Smith, Joseph Bruchac, Pir Rothenberg, Luis Alberto Urrea, Domenic Stansberry, John O'Brien, S.J. Rozan, Asali Solomon, William Kent Krueger, Tim Broderick, Bharti Kirchner, Karen Karbo, and Lisa Sandlin. " From the start, the heart and soul of Akashic Books has been dark, provocative, well-crafted tales from the disenfranchised. I learned early on that writings from outside the mainstream almost necessarily coincide with a mood and spirit of noir, and are composed by authors whose life circumstances often place them in environs exposed to crime . . . This volume serves up a top-shelf selection of stories from the series set in the United States. USA Noir only scratches the surface, however, and every single volume has gems on offer." -Johnny Temple, from the Introduction

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 1, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781470352493
      • File size: 658234 KB
      • Duration: 22:51:19

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from September 9, 2013
      Temple, Akashic’s publisher and editor-in-chief, is the force behind the press’s series of noir anthologies in which each installment focuses on a different locale. This compendium showcases 37 exceptional stories from 32 separate volumes, in six thematic categories: “True Grit,” “American Values,” “Road Rage,” “Homeland Security,” “Under the Influence,” and “Street Justice.” A number of the contributors, including Lawrence Block, Laura Lippman, Joyce Carol Oates, George Pelecanos, and Dennis Lehane, have edited individual series entries. Pete Hamill’s “The Book Signing,” Reed Farrel Coleman’s “Mastermind,” and Megan Abbott’s “Our Eyes Couldn’t Stop Opening” are especially good. The humor—where there is any—is fittingly dark, as in Block’s outstanding “The Ehrengraf Settlement.” Other notable tales are Luis Alberto Urrea’s punch-in-the-gut “Amapola” and Lehane’s deliciously twisted “Animal Rescue.” Readers will be hard put to find a better collection of short stories in any genre.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Loading
Check Out What People Are Checking Out Right Now