Bronx Noir

by S. J. Rozan (Editor)

Overview

Best-selling crime writer S.J. Rozan corrals a diverse crew of celebrated authors to highlight the dark magnificence of her native New York City borough.

Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.

Brand new stories by: Jerome Charyn, Lawrence Block, Suzanne Chazin, Terrence Cheng, Pat Picciarelli, Abraham Rodriguez, Kevin Baker, S.J. Rozan, Steven Torres, and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933354255
Publisher:	Akashic Books, Ltd.
Publication date:	08/01/2007
Series:	Akashic Noir Series
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

S.J. ROZAN was born and raised in the Bronx and is a life-long New Yorker. She’s the author of eight novels in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series, the stand-alones Absent Friends and In This Rain, and is the editor of Bronx Noir. Her book Winter and Night won the Edgar, Nero, and Macavity Awards for Best Novel, and was nominated for the Shamus, Anthony, and Barry Awards. Two of her previous books have won the Shamus for Best Novel and another won the Anthony for Best Novel. Her most recent novel is The Mayors of New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Bring It on Home

“White Trash” by Jerome Charyn (Claremont/Concourse)

“Gold Mountain” by Terrence Cheng (Lehman College)

“Hey, Girlie” by Joanne Dobson (Sedgwick Avenue)

“The Woman Who Hated the Bronx” by Rita Lakin (Elder Avenue)

Part II: In the Still of the Night

“Rude Awakening” by Lawrence Block (Riverdale)

“Burnout” by Suzanne Chazin (Jerome Avenue)

“The Cheers Like Waves” by Kevin Baker (Yankee Stadium)

“Jaguar” by Abraham Rodriguez, Jr. (South Bronx)

Part III: Another Saturday Night

“Early Fall” by Steven Torres (Hunts Point)

“Hothouse” by S.J. Rozan (Botanical Garden)

“Lost and Found” by Thomas Bentil (Rikers Island)

“Look What Love Is Doing to Me” by Marlon James (Williamsbridge)

Part IV: The Wanderer

“Home Sweet Home” by Sandra Kitt (City Island)

“A Visit to St. Nick’s” by Robert J. Hughes (Fordham Road)

“Numbers Up” by Miles Marshall Lewis (Baychester)

“The Big Five” by Joseph Wallace (Bronx Zoo)

Part V: All Shook Up

“Ernie K.’s Gelding” by Ed Dee (Van Cortlandt Park)

“The Prince of Arthur Avenue” by Patrick W. Picciarelli (Arthur Avenue)

“You Want I Should Whack Monkey Boy?” by Thomas Adcock (Courthouse)

Editorial Reviews

Akashic's latest city-themed crime anthology successfully captures the immense diversity of the Bronx, from the mean streets of the South Bronx to affluent Riverdale, in 19 tales by authors both well known and obscure. The most imaginative entry, Joseph Wallace's "The Big Five," about a hunter who targets his prey in the Bronx Zoo as part of a national contest, concludes with a satisfying noir twist. Lawrence Block's Riverdale story, "Rude Awakening," also surprises the reader with its clever resolution of a one-night stand. Particularly inventive is Kevin Baker's grim "The Cheers Like Waves," set in the shadow of Yankee Stadium. Rozan, herself a contributor, has put together one of the series' better entries, with memorable tales of betrayal and despair that reflect the borough's varied ethnic populations and geography. (Aug.)

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