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Baltimore Noir

by Laura Lippman

Series: Akashic Books Noir Series

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Conversations
34	None	175,142	(3.75)	5

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Topics		messages	Last message
Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this...		466	read-a-lots2, Monday 12:48pm
Readers Against Struggling Through Books We Hate : How often?		31	TheoClarke, November 6
What Are You Reading Now? : The Clunkers of 2008		180	DMO, July 19
Central Virginians : Richmond Noir		2	LitClique, June 12
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : Your Bottom Five for 2006		103	dchaikin, January 2007

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SqueakyChu in What Are You Reading Now? : The Clunkers of 2008 (Nov 16, 2008, 10:56am)

--> 29 I read Baltimore Noir the summer before last and was also less than impressed with that book - although the idea of a collection of short stories about crime written by local authors was a great idea, I thought.

LitClique in Central Virginians : Richmond Noir (Feb 22, 2008, 9:48am)

... extensive "Noir" series: http://www.akashicbooks.com/noirseries.htm I can't wait! Here's to hoping it's better than Baltimore Noir...

SqueakyChu in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Bottom Five for 2006 (Dec 6, 2006, 7:38pm)

... – Zadie Smith - annoying characters, nothing happens How to be Alone (essays) – Jonathan Franzen - got bored Baltimore Noir (short stories—crime) – Laura Lipmann (editor) - stories were mediocre All Aunt Hagar’s Children (short stories) – Edward. P. Jones - due back ...

SqueakyChu in Readers Against Struggling Through Books We Hate : How often? (Nov 2, 2006, 8:38am)

... were the books... Wicked by Gregory Maguire On Beauty by Zadie Smith How to Be Alone (essays) by Jonathan Franzen Baltimore Noir (short stories--crime) edited by Laura Lipmann

SqueakyChu in Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this... (Aug 28, 2006, 10:54am)

... me, it was a dud. ...and I just *loved* that book. *sigh* I just had to put aside the short stories contained in Baltimore Noir edited by Laura Lipmann. I'm not a crime reader, but I am from Baltimore. That second fact was not enough to keep me interested in the book. There are ...

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