Staten Island Noir
New York : Akashic Books, [2012]
Format: Book
Description: 252 pages : map ; 21 cm.
To New Yorkers, Staten Island is a dim, industrial place where everybody is in everybody's business and where the stink of landfill is never far away. The 'forgotten borough' is misunderstood, belittled and scorned, making the tiny island a perfect haven for mischief and murder. Where better to stash a dead body than a place no one can remember exists? Part of Akashic's Noir series, Staten Island Noir is crafted to ensure that completing the series tour of the world's noirest city - New York - will be dark, intriguing and addictive.
Series: Akashic noir series.
Contents:
Part 1 Family affair: Snake Hill / Bill Loehfelm -- Sister-in-law / Louisa Ermelino -- When they are done with us / Patricia Smith -- A user's guide to keeping your kills fresh / Ted Anthony -- Dark was the night, cold was the ground / Shay Youngblood -- Part II Fight or flight: Mistakes / Michael Penncavage -- Abating a nuisance / Bruce DeSilva -- Paying the tab / Michael Largo -- Assistant Professor Lodge / Binnie Kirshenbaum -- Part III Borough of broken dreams: ... Spy verse spy / Todd Craig -- Before it hardens / Eddie Joyce -- The fly-ass Puerto Rico girl from the Stapleton Projects / Linda Nieves-Powell -- Teenage wasteland / Ashley Dawson -- Lighthouse / S.J. Rozan.
ISBN:
9781617751295 (pbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
M Staten | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Mystery | In |