Miami Noir: The Classics - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1617759538 ISBN 13 : 9781617759536

Editeur : Akashic Books, Ltd., 2020

Synopsis

"An exceptional treat for all dedicated fans of noir fiction." --Midwest Book Review

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each volume comprises stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.

Featuring classic noir fiction from: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Elmore Leonard, Lester Dent, Zora Neale Hurston, Brett Halliday, Damon Runyon, Edna Buchanan, James Carlos Blake, Douglas Fairbairn, Charles Willeford, T.J. MacGregor, Lynne Barrett, Les Standiford, Preston L. Allen, John Dufresne, Vicki Hendricks, Christine Kling, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, and David Beaty.

From the introduction by Les Standiford:

"Despite the fact that Miami has in the past decade-plus added a downtown performing arts complex to outdo all but the Kennedy Center in DC, a jaw-dropping art museum by the Biscayne Bay, an exemplary science museum, the establishment of the world-renowned Art Basel festival on Miami Beach, and so much more . . . the operative literary form to portray Miami--the essential aria of the Magic City--is spun from threads of mystery and yearning and darkness . . .

When terrible things threaten in some ominous neighborhoods, in some tough cities, a reader of a story set in those locales might be forgiven for expecting the worst; but when calamity takes place against the backdrop of paradise, as we have here in Miami, the impact is all the greater."

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

LES STANDIFORD, who edited 2006's Miami Noir, is the author of twenty-four books and novels, including the award-winning John Deal thriller series and the works of narrative nonfiction Last Train to Paradise, the One Read choice of a dozen public library systems, and Bringing Adam Home, a Wall Street Journal number one true crime bestseller. He is director of the MFA program in creative writing at Florida International University in Miami. His latest work is Miami Noir: The Classics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617759538
• ISBN 13: 9781617759536
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 338
• Éditeur: Standiford Les
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible