Coast to Coast Noir

It doesn't have to be the dark of a rainy night for it to be noir. It doesn't have to be shadowy rooms of Venetian blinds. It doesn't even have to be a femme fatale. Noir is somebody tripping over… Lue lisää It doesn't have to be the dark of a rainy night for it to be noir. It doesn't have to be shadowy rooms of Venetian blinds. It doesn't even have to be a femme fatale. Noir is somebody tripping over their own faults, somebody who has an Achilles heel, some kind of greed, or want or desire that leads them down a dark path, from which there is sometimes no return. No one is safe. There's no place to hide in this collection of twelve stories from the dark side of the American Dream. Stories of noir from Coast to Coast. Contributors: Colleen Collins-Denver, Colorado Brendan DuBois-rural Massachusetts Alison Gaylin-Hudson Valley, New York Tom MacDonald-Nashua, New Hampshire Andrew McAleer-Boston, Massachusetts Michael Mallory-Springfield, Missouri Paul D. Marks-Venice Beach/Los Angeles, California Dennis Palumbo-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Stephen D. Rogers-Providence, Rhode Island John Shepphird-Los Alamos, New Mexico Jaden Terrell-Nashville, Tennessee Dave Zeltserman-small town Kansas Praise for the COAST TO COAST series: Murder from Sea to Shining Sea "A sterling collection of coast-to-coast crime stories dripping with local color-all of it blood red. " -Chuck Hogan, Hammett Prize winner and international bestselling author of The Strain "Envelope-pushers A truly WOW collection by the best mystery writers out there-full of surprises only they can pull off. " -Thomas B. Sawyer, bestselling author of Cross Purposes and Head-Writer of Murder, She Wrote "An engaging collection from a stellar cast of award-winning mystery authors guaranteed to keep you awake all night. " -Hannah Dennison, author of the IMBA bestselling Vicky Hill Mysteries "This intriguing collection of stories from these masters of suspense will keep you guessing from cover to cover and coast to coast. " -Raffi Yessayan, author of 8 in the Box and 2 in the Hat Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea "A tantalizing array of stories guaranteed to please fans of PI fiction. High fives all around " -MWA Grand Master Bill Pronzini "Tough, taut and terrific. This cross-country collection of sleuthing stories-from the best writers in the private eye biz-is wonderfully written, always surprising, and completely entertaining. " -Hank Phillippi Ryan, Anthony, Agatha and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author "A bang-up read of PI fiction from a gallery of impressive authors. Compelling, fun, and full of clever surprises. A treat. " -Shamus Award-winning author John Shepphird