Manhattan Noir (Akashic Noir Anthologies)

ISBN: 1888451955

Author: Block, Lawrence

Condition: New

Mystery writing titan Lawrence Block takes a bite into Manhattan crime. Brand-new stories by: Jeffery Deaver, Lawrence Block, Charles Ardai, Carol Lea Benjamin, Thomas H. Cook, Jim Fusilli, Robert Knightly, John Lutz, Liz Martínez, Maan Meyers, Martin Meyers, S.J. Rozan, Justin Scott, C.J. Sullivan, and Xu Xi. Lawrence Block has won most of the major mystery awards, and has been called the quintessential New York writer, although he insists the citys far too big to have a quintessential writer. His series characters-Matthew Scudder, Bernie Rhodenbarr, Evan Tanner, Chip Harrison, and Keller-all live in Manhattan; like their creator, they wouldnt really be happy anywhere else. "A pleasing variety of Manhattan neighborhoods come to life in Block's solid anthology...the writing is of a high order and a nice mix of styles." --Publishers Weekly "Feel the dread, the angled shadow, the sidelong quicks, the pitter-patter of running blood, the femme fatales' will she/wont she/she did, the creep of the heel, and the stone causes the hitch and the hitch and the stumble. Manhattan Noirs got it all and then some...Thick with tradition, rich with revelation, and as sweet as Hard Crime itself, Manhattan Noir is just desserts indeed. Dig in." --Ink 19 "[A] thrilling new anthology in the Noir series from Akashic Books . . . This latest addition to the Noir family takes a sizable bite out of the big apple." --Future MYSTERY Anthology Magazine "A fun read thats sure to please mystery lovers and fans of New York fiction." --About.com