Berkeley Noir (okładka  miękka, wyd. 05.2020)

Berkeley brings its own unique blend of Bay Area noir, complementing the grit and grime that preceded it in San Francisco Noir and Oakland Noir. Frederick Douglass Elementary by Aya de León has been selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021! My mom went to Berkeley in the 60s (my main tangential claim to hippiedom), so I`m psyched to see her favorite town get the Akashic noir treatment. San Francisco`s hippie silo has long captured the imagination of artists and writers, and I can`t wait to read the many stories in this collection, including new works from cult faves such Barry Gifford, Aya de Leon, Summer Brenner, and more. --CrimeReads, included in CrimeReads` Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020 Anyone who enjoys seeing a familiar setting from a new perspective will appreciate the gems in this edition. --Berkeleyside This volume proves yet again that noir is discoverable anywhere there are human beings--in this case, a quirky university town on the east side of San Francisco Bay...Another fine entry in a series for the ages. --New York Journal of Books Each story evokes the dark side of a Berkeley neighborhood and pays tribute both to the city`s history as a haven for outcasts and as a literary metropolis. If you race through it, consider picking up San Francisco Noir and Oakland Noir. --Diablo Magazine, a Top Ticket choice At first consideration one might wonder if Berkeley has enough of a seedy underbelly to produce credible settings and stories for such an anthology? The writing proves it does. --The Berkeley Daily Planet Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Brand-new stories by: Barry Gifford, Jim Nisbet, Lexi Pandell, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Mara Faye Lethem, Thomas Burchfield, Shanthi Sekaran, Nick Mamatas, Kimn Neilson, Jason S. Ridle [...]