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  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, Robert Knightly, Arthur Nersesian, Maggie Estep, Nelson George, 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. Story after story is a revelation, filled with the requisite sense of place, but also the perfect twists that crime stories demand. 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

  HAVANA NOIR

  edited by Achy Obejas

  360 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

  Brand new stories by: Leonardo Padura, Pablo Medina, Carolina García-Aguilera, Ena Lucía Portela, Miguel Mejides, Arnaldo Correa, Alex Abella, Moisés Asís, Lea Aschkenas, and others.

  “A remarkable collection … Throughout these 18 stories, current and former residents of Havana—some well-known, some previously undiscovered—deliver gritty tales of depravation, depravity, heroic perseverance, revolution, and longing in a city mythical and widely misunderstood.” —Miami Herald

  LONDON NOIR

  edited by Cathi Unsworth

  280 pages, trade paperback original, $14.95

  Brand new stories by: Patrick McCabe, Ken Bruen, Barry Adamson, Joolz Denby, Stewart Home, Sylvie Simmons, Desmond Barry, and others.

  “While few of the names will be familiar to American readers … there are pleasures to be found [in London Noir], especially for those into the contemporary London music scene.”

  —Publishers Weekly

  LOS ANGELES NOIR

  edited by Denise Hamilton 360 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

  *A LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST SELLER

  Brand new stories by: Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, Héctor Tobar, Patt Morrison, Robert Ferrigno, Neal Pollack, Gary Phillips, Christopher Rice, Naomi Hirahara, Jim Pascoe, and others.

  “Akashic is making an argument about the universality of noir; it’s sort of flattering, really, and Los Angeles Noir, arriving at last, is a kaleidoscopic collection filled with the ethos of noir pioneers Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain.”

  —Los Angeles Times Book Review

  NEW ORLEANS NOIR

  edited by Julie Smith 298 pages, trade paperback original, $14.95

  Brand new stories by: Ace Atkins, Laura Lippman, Patty Friedmann, Barbara Hambly, Tim McLoughlin, Olympia Vernon, Kalamu ya Salaam, Thomas Adcock, Christine Wiltz, Greg Herren, and others.

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twelfth entry in Akashic’s noir series illustrates the diversity of the chosen locale with eighteen previously unpublished short stories from authors both well known and emerging.”

  —Publishers Weekly

  DUBLIN NOIR:

  THE CELTIC TIGER VS. THE UGLY AMERICAN

  edited by Ken Bruen

  228 pages, trade paperback original, $14.95

  Brand new stories by: Eoin Colfer, Jason Starr, Laura Lippman, Olen Steinhauer, Pat Mullan, Peter Spiegelman, Sarah Weinman, and others.

  “Dublin is no longer a small town, but instead a full-fledged city with an intricate history and a life of modernity—the perfect backdrop for the noir genre. The cynicism and despair of classic noir is portrayed within each of these stories. —MetroLA

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  They can also be purchased online through www.akashicbooks.com.

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  AKASHIC BOOKS

  PO Box 1456, New York, NY 10009

  www.akashicbooks.com, [email protected]

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