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“Fans of the [noir] genre will find solid writing, palpable tension, and surprise endings to keep them reading.”
—Washington Post
CHICAGO NOIR
edited by Neal Pollack
252 pages, trade paperback original, $14.95
Brand-new stories by: Neal Pollack, Achy Obejas, Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski, Adam Langer, Joe Meno, Peter Orner, Kevin Guilfoile, Bayo Ojikutu, M.K. Meyers, Todd Dills, Daniel Buckman, and others.
“Chicago Noir is a legitimate heir to the noble literary tradition of the greatest city in America. Nelson Algren and James Farrell would be proud.”
—Stephen Elliott, author of Happy Baby
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: BLOODLINES
KAREN KARBO
The Clown and Bard
LUCIANA LOPEZ
Julia Now
ARIEL GORE
Water under the Bridge
FLOYD SKLOOT
Alzheimer’s Noir
DAN DEWEESE
The Sleeper
PART II: CROOKS & COPS
JONATHAN SELWOOD
The Wrong House
MONICA DRAKE
Baby, I’m Here
BILL CAMERON
Coffee, Black
JAMIE S. RICH & JOËLLE JONES
Gone Doggy Gone
JESS WALTER
Virgo
CHRIS A. BOLTON
The Red Room
PART III: DESOLATION CITY
JUSTIN HOCKING
Burnside Forever
ZOE TROPE
Hummingbird
GIGI LITTLE
Shanghaied
MEGAN KRUSE
Lila
KIMBERLY WARNER-COHEN
People Are Strange
About the Contributors