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” its still-raunchy French Quarter, and other hoods so far from the Quarter they might as well be on another continent.

MIAMI NOIR

edited by Les Standiford

356 pages, a trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand new stories by: James W. Hall, Barbara Parker, John Dufresne, Paul Levine, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Tom Corcoran, Christine Kling, George Tucker, Kevin Allen, Anthony Dale Gagliano, David Beaty, Vicki Hendricks, John Bond, Preston Allen, Lynne Barrett, Jeffrey Wehr.

“This well-chosen short story collection isn’t just a thoughtful compilation of work by South Florida’s best and upcoming writers … [it] is also a window on a different part of Miami-Dade and its melting pot of cultures.” —South Florida Sun-Sentinel

BALTIMORE NOIR

edited by Laura Lippman

298 pages, a trade paperback original, $14.95

Brand new stories by: David Simon, Laura Lippman, Tim Cockey, Rob Hiaasen, Robert Ward, Sujata Massey, Jack Bludis, Rafael Alvarez, Marcia Talley, Joseph Wallace, Lisa Respers France, Charlie Stella, Sarah Weinman, Dan Fesperman, Jim Fusilli, and Ben Neihart.

“Mystery fans should relish this taste of Baltimore’s seamier side.”

These books are available at local bookstores.

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

To order by mail send a check or money order to:

AKASHIC BOOKS

PO Box 1456, New York, NY 10009

www.akashicbooks.com, info@akashicbooks.com

(Prices include shipping. Outside the U.S., add $8 to each book ordered.)

Table of Contents

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART I: POLICE & THIEVES

MICHAEL CONNELLY: Mulholland Drive

NAOMI HIRAHARA: Koreatown

EMORY HOLMES II: Leimert Park

DENISE HAMILTON: San Marino

PART II: HOLLYWOODLANDIA

JANET FITCH: Los Feliz

PATT MORRISON: Beverly Hills

CHRISTOPHER RICE: West Hollywood

HÉCTOR TOBAR: East Hollywood

PART III: EAST OF LA CIENEGA

SUSAN STRAIGHT: Downtown

JIM PASCOE: Los Angeles River

NEAL POLLACK: Commerce

LIENNA SILVER: Fairfax District

GARY PHILLIPS: Mid-City

PART IV: THE GOLD COAST

SCOTT PHILLIPS: Pacific Palisades

BRIAN ASCALON ROLEY: Mar Vista

ROBERT FERRIGNO: Belmont Shore

DIANA WAGMAN: Westchester

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