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HTML: This award-winning anthology of original crime fiction exploring Brooklyn's many enclaves features new stories by Pete Hamill, Maggie Estep and others. New York's punchiest borough asserts its criminal legacy with this collection of stories from some of today's best writers. Brooklyn Noir moves from Coney Island to Bedford-Stuyvesant to Bay Ridge to Red Hook to Bushwick to Sheepshead Bay to Park Slope and far deeper, into the heart of Brooklyn's historical and criminal largesse. Each contributor offers a new story set in a distinct neighborhood. Many of the stories that first appeared in this volume have garnered critical acclaim, including Pete Hamill's Edgar Award finalist "The Book Signing"; Ellen Miller's Pushcart Prize finalist "Practicing"; Pearl Abraham's Shamus Award finalist "Hasidic Noir"; Arthur Nersesian's Anthony Award finalist "Hunter/Trapper"; and Thomas Morrissey's Robert L. Fish Memorial Award-winner "Can't Catch Me". Brooklyn Noir also features brand-new stories by Nelson George, Sidney Offit, Neal Pollack, Ken Bruen, Maggie Estep, Kenji Jasper, Adam Mansbach, C.J. Sullivan, Chris Niles, Norman Kelley, Nicole Blackman, Tim McLoughlin, Lou Manfredo, Luciano Guerriero, and Robert Knightley. … (more) |
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▾Book descriptions Fiction.
Mystery.
Short Stories.
HTML: This award-winning anthology of original crime fiction exploring Brooklyn's many enclaves features new stories by Pete Hamill, Maggie Estep and others. New York's punchiest borough asserts its criminal legacy with this collection of stories from some of today's best writers. Brooklyn Noir moves from Coney Island to Bedford-Stuyvesant to Bay Ridge to Red Hook to Bushwick to Sheepshead Bay to Park Slope and far deeper, into the heart of Brooklyn's historical and criminal largesse. Each contributor offers a new story set in a distinct neighborhood. Many of the stories that first appeared in this volume have garnered critical acclaim, including Pete Hamill's Edgar Award finalist "The Book Signing"; Ellen Miller's Pushcart Prize finalist "Practicing"; Pearl Abraham's Shamus Award finalist "Hasidic Noir"; Arthur Nersesian's Anthony Award finalist "Hunter/Trapper"; and Thomas Morrissey's Robert L. Fish Memorial Award-winner "Can't Catch Me". Brooklyn Noir also features brand-new stories by Nelson George, Sidney Offit, Neal Pollack, Ken Bruen, Maggie Estep, Kenji Jasper, Adam Mansbach, C.J. Sullivan, Chris Niles, Norman Kelley, Nicole Blackman, Tim McLoughlin, Lou Manfredo, Luciano Guerriero, and Robert Knightley. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description |
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The Peter Hamill and Tim McLoughlin stories were good, but the rest are unremarkable. The worst was Hasidic Noir because it's not authentic. It's like the author had heard about this culture, but never been there. Jewish men never use a mikvah....ever. (