Baghdad Noir

Now, one of the world’s most war-torn cities is portrayed through a noir lens in this chilling story collection.

“Among them these writers encompass, if not a Baghdad entire, then at least a Baghdad of diverse experiences and perspectives, and absolutely a Baghdad focused on the Arabic world and not the Western.” —NPR Books

“This anthology’s status as perhaps the first collection of Iraqi crime fiction ever published makes it a landmark.” —Publishers Weekly

Akashic Books continues its award-wi...