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Author |
: Julia Goumen |
Publisher |
: Akashic Books |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2012-08-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781617751226 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1617751227 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis St. Petersburg Noir by : Julia Goumen
“Fourteen uniformly strong stories in [this] outstanding noir anthology devoted to Russia’s second city . . . an ideal backdrop for crime fiction.” —Publishers Weekly The origins of St. Petersburg’s rich noir tradition come from the city’s history, urban landscape, and the weather. The freezing winds from the Baltics give rise to hopelessness, despair, and the darkest of humor. The swamps upon which the city was built cloak it in a thick haze that inspires ghostly tales and furtive behaviors. In St. Petersburg Noir, you’ll find original stories by Lena Eltang, Sergei Nosov, Alexander Kudriavstev, Andrei Kivinov, Julia Belomlinsky, Natalia Kurchatova & Ksenia Venglinskaya, Anton Chizh, Vladimir Berezin, Andrei Rubanov, Vadim Levental, Anna Solovey, Mikhail Lialin, Pavel Krusanov, and Eugene Kogan. “The Russian soul is well suited to a style defined by dark, hard-edged moodiness in underground settings. With St. Petersburg, the tsar’s ‘Window on Europe,’ we get European-style existential angst as well—not to mention the scary sociopolitical realities of the new Russia . . . For all sophisticated crime fiction readers.” —Library Journal “A riveting collection. An insightful ‘tour’ of St. Petersburg. And a spellbinding introduction to Russian literature and perspective.” —Killer Nashville
Author |
: Julia Goumen |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 315 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1617751014 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781617751011 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis St. Petersburg Noir by : Julia Goumen
Features translated crime and noir short stories set in St. Petersburg, Russia, from such authors as Sergei Nosov, Natalia Kurchatova, Eugene Kogan, and Anna Solovey.
Author |
: Natalia Smirnova |
Publisher |
: Akashic Books |
Total Pages |
: 306 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781936070060 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1936070065 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis Moscow Noir by : Natalia Smirnova
The more one watches Moscow, the more it looks like a huge chameleon that keeps changing its face; and it isn't always pretty. Despite its stunning outward lustre, Moscow is above all a city of broken dreams and unrealised utopias, and all manner of scum oozes through the gap between dream and reality. Moscow Noir is an attempt to turn the tourist Moscow of gingerbread and woodcuts, of glitz and big money, inside out; an attempt to show its fetid womb and make sense of the desolation that reigns there.
Author |
: Colette Bancroft |
Publisher |
: Akashic Books |
Total Pages |
: 211 |
Release |
: 2020-08-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781617758126 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1617758124 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tampa Bay Noir (Akashic Noir) by : Colette Bancroft
Tampa Bay joins Miami in representing the (alleged) Sunshine State in the Noir Series arena. “Fifteen tales that reveal the dark side of sunny Tampa Bay.” —Kirkus Reviews Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct location within the geographic area of the book. Brand-new stories by: Michael Connelly, Lori Roy, Ace Atkins, Karen Brown, Tim Dorsey, Lisa Unger, Sterling Watson, Luis Castillo, Sarah Gerard, Danny López, Ladee Hubbard, Gale Massey, Yuly Restrepo Garcés, Eliot Schrefer, and Colette Bancroft.
Author |
: Imogen Edwards-Jones |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 482 |
Release |
: 2019-01-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062848529 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062848526 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Witches of St. Petersburg by : Imogen Edwards-Jones
“Readers fascinated with the Romanovs and this tumultuous period in Russian history will be enthralled by this deliciously dark and memorable novel.” —Publishers Weekly Inspired by real characters, this transporting historical fiction debut spins the fascinating story of two princesses in the Romanov court who practiced black magic, befriended the Tsarina, and invited Rasputin into their lives—forever changing the course of Russian history. As daughters of the impoverished King of Montenegro, Militza and Stana must fulfill their duty to their father and leave their beloved home for St. Petersburg to be married into senior positions in the Romanov court. For their new alliances to the Russian nobility will help secure the future of the sisters’ native country. Immediately, Militza and Stana feel like outcasts as the aristocracy shuns them for their provincial ways and for dabbling in the occult. Undeterred, the sisters become resolved to make their mark by falling in with the lonely, depressed Tsarina Alexandra, who—as an Anglo-German—is also an outsider and is not fully accepted by members of the court. After numerous failed attempts to precipitate the birth of a son and heir, the Tsarina is desperate and decides to place her faith in the sisters’ expertise with black magic. Promising the Tsarina that they will be able to secure an heir for the Russian dynasty, Militza and Stana hold séances and experiment with rituals and spells. Gurus, clairvoyants, holy fools, and charlatans all try their luck. The closer they become to the Tsarina and the royal family, the more their status—and power—is elevated. But when the sisters invoke a spiritual shaman, who goes by the name of Rasputin, the die is cast. For they have not only irrevocably sealed their own fates—but also that of Russia itself.
Author |
: Carlos Zanon |
Publisher |
: Other Press, LLC |
Total Pages |
: 299 |
Release |
: 2012-08-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781590515198 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1590515196 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Barcelona Brothers by : Carlos Zanon
A gritty noir set in Barcelona's savage underbelly. Epi Dalmau is a desperate man. Early one morning, he carries a duffle bag into a dingy bar in a rough neighborhood of Barcelona. Four other people are in the bar: his brother Alex, his good friend Tanveer, the bartender, and a Pakistani man who wandered in to use the restroom. Epi grabs a hammer out of his duffle bag and attacks Tanveer. After a brief struggle and a couple of blows, Tanveer lies dead on the floor and Epi flees the bar. Alex and the bartender plan to find and protect Epi, while blaming the murder on the unfortunate Pakistani man, who was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Epi is hunting for Tiffany, the woman of his dreams and the reason behind the murder. What he'll do when he finds her, and what drove him to brutal violence are the subjects of Carlos Zanón's gritty, unflinching novel, set in a city tourists never see. The Barcelona Brothers is a hard look at what people are capable of when they have no other options, and a portrait of a modern, multicultural Barcelona.
Author |
: Sterling Watson |
Publisher |
: Akashic Books |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2015-03-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781617753190 |
ISBN-13 |
: 161775319X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Suitcase City by : Sterling Watson
A haunting Florida-based literary thriller in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock.
Author |
: Ivan Sršen |
Publisher |
: Akashic Books |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2015-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781617754234 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1617754234 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zagreb Noir by : Ivan Sršen
“Zagreb’s noirish underbelly comes from a new nation familiar with both war and war crimes. Mr. Sršen’s handpicked selections are anything but ordinary.” —New York Journal of Books Eastern European history is filled with noir-ish and harrowing tales, and Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, certainly has its fill. Layers of trauma from its war years, soccer hooliganism, and a shadowy Balkan underground all contribute to the city’s transient and inconstant character. Editor Ivan Sršen has curated a diverse, powerful, and dramatic group of stories that offer tremendous insight into the perspectives of contemporary Croatians. Zagreb Noir features translated stories by: Ivan Vidić, Josip Novakovich, Andrea Žigić-Dolenec, Robert Perišić, Mima Simić, Pero Kvesić, Nada Gašić, Zoran Pilić, Ružica Gašperov, Darko Milošić, Nora Verde, Ivan Sršen, Neven Ušumović, and Darko Macan. “Zagreb, Croatia—its culture and its touchstones—will be terra incognita for many U.S. readers . . . Notable is Nora Verde’s ‘She-Warrior,’ in which a young woman’s carefully planned anarchist activities are smacked down by a triple helping of reality.” —Publishers Weekly “The stories shed light on a sickness that stirs within society’s boundaries. Readers will easily glean that this sickness is not exclusive to Zagreb. Sršen reveals the ugly truth about human nature that burrows under the surface in war-torn countries.” —The Examiner (San Francisco)
Author |
: Ian Vasquez |
Publisher |
: Minotaur Books |
Total Pages |
: 351 |
Release |
: 2010-12-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429925402 |
ISBN-13 |
: 142992540X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mr. Hooligan by : Ian Vasquez
Shamus Award winner Ian Vasquez is a rising star in the world of noir, and he reaches new heights with Mr. Hooligan, a gripping, hardboiled story of a man fighting to escape to a new life---or die trying. Riley James was small-time, just a kid running messages and money for the Monsanto Brothers, the real players in Belize City. Then one slip in judgment left two men dead. The Monsantos handled the situation for their young protégé---but accepting this favor put Riley inescapably in their debt. Now, years later, he's a pro picking up drug drops under the Coast Guard's nose and guiding boats through the reefs, which was something he wanted as a kid but not anymore. He wants out once and for all, and to cancel his debt, he makes a deal with the Monsantos to do one last run. It's Riley's last chance to scrape back to even, to nothing, to a place where he hasn't been since he was just a kid.
Author |
: Mary Kay Andrews |
Publisher |
: St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages |
: 433 |
Release |
: 2019-05-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250126108 |
ISBN-13 |
: 125012610X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sunset Beach by : Mary Kay Andrews
Pull up a lounge chair and have a cocktail at Sunset Beach – it comes with a twist. Drue Campbell’s life is adrift. Out of a job and down on her luck, life doesn’t seem to be getting any better when her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a flamboyant personal injury attorney, shows up at her mother’s funeral after a twenty-year absence. Worse, he’s remarried – to Drue’s eighth grade frenemy, Wendy, now his office manager. And they’re offering her a job. It seems like the job from hell, but the offer is sweetened by the news of her inheritance – her grandparents’ beach bungalow in the sleepy town of Sunset Beach, a charming but storm-damaged eyesore now surrounded by waterfront McMansions. With no other prospects, Drue begrudgingly joins the firm, spending her days screening out the grifters whose phone calls flood the law office. Working with Wendy is no picnic either. But when a suspicious death at an exclusive beach resort nearby exposes possible corruption at her father’s firm, she goes from unwilling cubicle rat to unwitting investigator, and is drawn into a case that may – or may not – involve her father. With an office romance building, a decades-old missing persons case re-opened, and a cottage in rehab, one thing is for sure at Sunset Beach: there’s a storm on the horizon. Sunset Beach is a compelling ride, full of Mary Kay Andrews' signature wit, heart, and charm.