Philadelphia Noir [Paperback]

It's a collection enhanced by an unerring sense of place . . . that will please the most discriminating lovers of the dark side.
--Kirkus Reviews

It took long enough for Akashic's noir series to get to Philly. Now that it has, compiled under the shadowy auspices of Inquirer literary critic/West Philly native Carlin Romano, the fun begins.
--Philadelphia City Paper

Includes brand-new stories by: Diane Ayres, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Keith Gilman, Cary Holladay, Solomon Jones, Gerald Kolpan, Aimee LaBrie, Halimah Marcus, Carlin Romano, Asali Solomon, Laura Spagnoli, Duane Swierczynski, Dennis Tafoya, and Jim Zervanos.

Carlin Romano, critic-at-large of theChronicle of Higher Educationand literary critic ofThe Philadelphia Inquirerfor twenty-five years, teaches philosophy and media theory at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2006 he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, cited by the Pulitzer Board for bringing new vitality to the classic essay across a formidable array of topics. He lives in University City, Philadelphia, in the only house on his block.

New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA

Philly finally enters the Noir Series arena: the City of Brotherly Love becomes a City of Brotherly Malice.