Akashic Noir: New Haven Noir (Paperback)

from charlottem

I am addicted to these short stories. They are great for air travel and anywhere else you have spare time.

from literatefool

Noir is a tricky genre and short stories are not easy to pull off. Short story collections are only as good as the weaker stories. I was pleased to find that there were no truly weaker stories in this group! There were just delightful examples of noir and short stories. I looked forward to readin...

from Tucker.Christine

Maybe it's the abundance of established authors, but Amy Bloom's New Haven Noir is my favorite entry in the Akashic Noir series in years.(Possibly since 2014's Prison Noir) It's extremely rare for a collection to have every story be worthwhile but this one achieves that, with some (Hirsh Sawhney'...

from seeword

I really like the Akashic Noir series and this one is especially good. There is a real sense of New Haven, both the Yale part and all the rest. The stories are varied and, unlike a lot of anthologies, there is not one dud in the lot. Loved it. Stories by: Michael Cunningham, Roxana Robinson, Step...

from diana.hauser

NEW HAVEN NOIR, edited by Amy Bloom, is one of the newest offerings in Akashic Books's noir series. I am 'hooked' on these noir titles and am very lucky to have been sent many of the titles to read and review. Each title has its own 'flavor and texture' and provides a decidedly untourist-like gli...