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Tampa Bay Noir (Akashic Noir)
Tampa Bay joins Miami in representing the (alleged) Sunshine State in the Noir Series arena.
“Fifteen tales that reveal the dark side of sunny Tampa Bay.” —Kirkus Reviews
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 location within the geographic area of the book.
Brand-new stories by: Michael Connelly, Lori Roy, Ace Atkins, Karen Brown, Tim Dorsey, Lisa Unger, Sterling Watson, Luis Castillo, Sarah Gerard, Danny López, Ladee Hubbard, Gale Massey, Yuly Restrepo Garcés, Eliot Schrefer, and Colette Bancroft.
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Tampa Bay Noir (Akashic Noir)
Tampa Bay joins Miami in representing the (alleged) Sunshine State in the Noir Series arena.
“Fifteen tales that reveal the dark side of sunny Tampa Bay.” —Kirkus Reviews
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 location within the geographic area of the book.
Brand-new stories by: Michael Connelly, Lori Roy, Ace Atkins, Karen Brown, Tim Dorsey, Lisa Unger, Sterling Watson, Luis Castillo, Sarah Gerard, Danny López, Ladee Hubbard, Gale Massey, Yuly Restrepo Garcés, Eliot Schrefer, and Colette Bancroft.
Tampa Bay joins Miami in representing the (alleged) Sunshine State in the Noir Series arena.
“Fifteen tales that reveal the dark side of sunny Tampa Bay.” —Kirkus Reviews
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 location within the geographic area of the book.
Brand-new stories by: Michael Connelly, Lori Roy, Ace Atkins, Karen Brown, Tim Dorsey, Lisa Unger, Sterling Watson, Luis Castillo, Sarah Gerard, Danny López, Ladee Hubbard, Gale Massey, Yuly Restrepo Garcés, Eliot Schrefer, and Colette Bancroft.
COLETTE BANCROFT has been the book editor at the Tampa Bay Times since 2007. In addition to writing reviews and interviewing authors, she directs the annual Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading. She served two terms on the board of the National Book Critics Circle. Bancroft earned degrees in English from the University of South Florida and the University of Florida, and she wishes she had finished her dissertation on the novels of Raymond Chandler. She is the editor of Tampa Bay Noir.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Suburb Sinister "The Guardian" by Michael Connelly (Hyde Park) "Chum in the Water" by Lori Roy (Tierra Verde) "I Get the Same Old Feeling" by Karen Brown (Davis Islands) "Triggerfish Lane" by Tim Dorsey (Palma Ceia)
Part II: Blood in the Water "Only You" by Lisa Unger (Clearwater Beach) "Extraordinary Things" by Sterling Watson (Pass-a-Grille) "Local Waters" by Luis Castillo (Indian Rocks Beach)
Part III: Grifters' Paradise "Tall, Dark, and Handsome" by Ace Atkins (Westshore) "The Midnight Preacher" by Sarah Gerard (34th Street) "Jackknife" by Danny López (Gibsonton)
Part IV: Family Secrets "It's Not Locked Because It Don't Lock" by Ladee Hubbard (Lake Maggiore) "Marked" by Gale Massey (Pinellas Park) "Pablo Escobar" by Yuly Restrepo Garcés (Largo) "Wings Beating" by Eliot Schrefer (Safety Harbor) "The Bite" by Colette Bancroft (Rattlesnake)