Seattle Noir (24 page)

S
KYE
M
OODY
is the award-winning author of seven books of fiction, three books of nonfiction, several short stories, and a five-year newspaper column about New Orleans’ French Quarter for the
Times-Picayune
. Her latest nonfiction book,
Washed Up: The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam
, was a “Washington Reads” selection in 2008. She has been a poet in residence at Tulane University and writer in residence at Seattle University. Moody is married to thriller writer G.M. Ford.

P
AUL
S. P
IPER
is a librarian at Western Washington University in Bellingham. His work has appeared in various literary journals, including the
Bellingham Review, Manoa, Sulfur
, and
CutBank
. Piper has four published books of poetry, and his writing has appeared in the books
The New Montana Story
,
Tribute to Orpheus
, and
America Zen
. He also coedited the books
Father Nature
and
X-Stories: The Personal Side of Fragile X Syndrome
.

B
RIAN
T
HORNTON’S
short fiction short fiction has appeared in
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Shred of Evidence
, and
Bullet Magazine.
He is also the author of several books of nonfiction, including
101 Things You Didn’t Know about Lincoln
, and recently had a piece on Ross MacDonald published in the anthology
A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir.
A native Washingtonian, he lives in the Seattle area, and is Northwest Regional Chapter President for the Mystery Writers of America.

S
IMON
W
OOD
is the Anthony Award–winning author of
Working Stiffs
,
Accidents Waiting to Happen
,
Paying the Piper
, and
We All Fall Down
. A California transplant from England, he is a former racecar driver and a licensed pilot. He has published more than 150 short stories and articles. His stories have been included in “Best of ” anthologies and he’s a frequent contributor to
Writer’s Digest
. For more information, visit
www.simonwood.net
.

Also available from the Akashic Books Noir Series

PORTLAND NOIR

edited by Kevin Sampsell
280 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand-new stories by:
Gigi Little, Justin Hocking, Chris A. Bolton, Jess Walter, Monica Drake, Jamie S. Rich (illustrated by Joëlle Jones), Dan DeWeese, Zoe Trope, Luciana Lopez, Karen Karbo, Bill Cameron, Ariel Gore, Floyd Skloot, Megan Kruse, Kimberly Warner-Cohen, and Jonathan Selwood.

Violent crime, petty mischief, and personal tragedy run through these mysterious tales that careen through this cloudy, wet city.
Portland Noir
is sure to both charm and frighten readers familiar with this northwest hub and intrigue those who have never traveled to this proudly weird city.

SAN FRANCISCO NOIR

edited by Peter Maravelis
92 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand-new stories by:
Domenic Stansberry, Barry Gifford, Eddie Muller, Robert Mailer Anderson, Michelle Tea, Peter Plate, Kate Braverman, David Corbett, Alejandro Murguía, Sin Soracco, Alvin Lu, Jon Longhi, Will Christopher Baer, Jim Nesbit, and David Henry Sterry.

“Haunting and often surprisingly poignant, these accounts of death, love, and all things pulp fiction will lead you into unexpected corners of a city known to steal people’s hearts.” —
7x7
magazine

LOS ANGELES NOIR

edited by Denise Hamilton
360 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95
*A
Los Angeles Times
best seller and winner of an Edgar Award.

Brand-new stories by:
Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, Héctor Tobar, Patt Morrison, Robert Ferrigno, Neal Pollack, Gary Phillips, Christopher Rice, Naomi Hirahara, Jim Pascoe, Scott Phillips, Diana Wagman, Lienna Silver, Brian Ascalon Roley, Emory Holmes II, and Denise Hamilton.

“Akashic is making an argument about the universality of noir; it’s sort of flattering, really, and
Los Angeles Noir
, arriving at last, is a kaleidoscopic collection filled with the ethos of noir pioneers Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain.”

—Los Angeles Times Book Review

BROOKLYN NOIR

edited by Tim McLoughlin
350 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

*Winner of Shamus Award, Anthony Award, Robert L. Fish Memorial Award; finalist for Edgar Award, Pushcart Prize.

Brand-new stories by:
Pete Hamill, Arthur Nersesian, Ellen Miller, Nelson George, Nicole Blackman, Sidney Offit, Ken Bruen, and others.

“
Brooklyn Noir
is such a stunningly perfect combination that you can’t believe you haven’t read an anthology like this before. But trust me—you haven’t… The writing is flat-out superb, filled with lines that will sing in your head for a long time to come.”

—Laura Lippman, winner of the Edgar, Agatha, and Shamus awards

D.C. NOIR

edited by George Pelecanos
304 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand-new stories by:
George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Ruben Castaneda, Robert Wisdom, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Jim Fusilli, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, Quintin Peterson, Robert Andrews, and David Slater.

“Fans of the [noir] genre will find solid writing, palpable tension, and surprise endings to keep them reading.”

—Washington Post

CHICAGO NOIR

edited by Neal Pollack
252 pages, trade paperback original, $14.95

Brand-new stories by:
Neal Pollack, Achy Obejas, Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski, Adam Langer, Joe Meno, Peter Orner, Kevin Guilfoile, Bayo Ojikutu, M.K. Meyers, Todd Dills, Daniel Buckman, and others.

“Chicago Noir
is a legitimate heir to the noble literary tradition of the greatest city in America. Nelson Algren and James Farrell would be proud.”

—Stephen Elliott, author of
Happy Baby

These books are available at local bookstores.

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.

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