Belfast Noir [Paperback]

The works are short, allowing readers to savor each snippet or devour the entire compelling book in a day, depending on just how deliciously gloomy they're feeling.
--Shelf Awareness, Starred review

All the stories are compelling and well executed...Great writing for fans of noir and short stories, with some tales close to perfection.
--Library Journal, Starred review

[Belfast Noir] zooms in on Northern Ireland's capital city, whose history surely more than qualifies it as a breeding ground for noir.
--Booklist

The choices made by editors McKinty and Neville celebrate lowlifes, convicts, hookers, private eyes, cops and reporters, and, above all, the gray city at the heart of each story.
--Kirkus Reviews

Belfast, with its bleak, murderous history, at last gets an entry in Akashic's acclaimed noir series.
--Publishers Weekly

Belfast Noiris one of the strongest entries in Akashic's admirable City Noir series....all [stories] are of exceptional quality. Anyone with a fondness for noir, an interest in the past, in contemporary Irish writing, or simply an appreciation of excellent prose should snap this one up.
--Reviewing the Evidence

Singapore Noir, likeBelfast Noir, once again proves that Akashic Books' noir series is better than any travel guide.
--MysteryPeople

Belfast Noirequals the high standards set by its predecessors.
--Book Chase

Impossibly hard to put down...Belfast shows its true colors (ie bloodstainds) in this gritty collection.
--Barbarian Librarian

It's almost like visiting [Belfast].
--Journey of a Bookseller

A terrific collection.
--Escape Into Life

I was blown away with what I read...This is a great anthology of modern-day noir.
--Mom Read It

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