Berkeley Noir (Akashic Noir)
Description
Berkeley brings its own unique blend of Bay Area noir, complementing the grit and grime that preceded it in San Francisco Noir and Oakland Noir.
“A fine work from a talented pool of writers.” —San Francisco Book Review
Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.
Brand-new stories by: Barry Gifford, Jim Nisbet, Lexi Pandell, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Mara Faye Lethem, Thomas Burchfield, Shanthi Sekaran, Nick Mamatas, Kimn Neilson, Jason S. Ridler, Susan Dunlap, J.M. Curet, Summer Brenner, Michael David Lukas, Aya de León, and Owen Hill.
Praise for Berkeley Noir (Akashic Noir)
A fun and fully immersive read from cover to cover, Berkeley Noir is a mystery lover’s delight.
— Midwest Book Review
Readers will be glad that many of these tales are fun in a way that traditional noir isn’t.
— Publishers Weekly
Sixteen new stories reveal the darker side of friendly, funky Berkeley.
— Kirkus Reviews
This volume proves yet again that noir is discoverable anywhere there are human beings—in this case, a quirky university town on the east side of San Francisco Bay . . . Another fine entry in a series for the ages.
— New York Journal of Books
At first consideration one might wonder if Berkeley has enough of a seedy underbelly to produce credible settings and stories for such an anthology? The writing proves it does.
— The Berkeley Daily Planet