Akashic Noir New Orleans Noir: The Classics, (Paperback)

from amaryann21

This is the second collection by this editor and includes stories from Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, and Kate Chopin. In chronological order, these stories all have a dark side, just like the city itself. Some, written or set in times of racism, reflect those sentiments. I thoroughly enjoyed ...

from freckles1987

This is the second of the Akashic Noir books I've received, and was very excited to dive into a fascinating locale. I appreciate the chronological organization, which gives the whole book a rather linear overarching feel despite the variety of stories contained therein. Like Beirut Noir, the term...

from smcgurr

While I wouldn't categorize many of these stories as noir, at least not in a contemporary sense, they are all above-average to great stories. Editor Julie Smith has included a range of stories from 1843 to now. There was only one story out of the eighteen that I had a hard time getting through (I...

from smcgurr

While I wouldn't categorize many of these stories as noir, at least not in a contemporary sense, they are all above-average to great stories. Editor Julie Smith has included a range of stories from 1843 to now. There was only one story out of the eighteen that I had a hard time getting through (I...