Staten Island Noir

Description

To New Yorkers, Staten Island is a dim, industrial place where everybody is in everybody's business and where the stink of landfill is never far away. The 'forgotten borough' is misunderstood, belittled and scorned, making the tiny island a perfect haven for mischief and murder. Where better to stash a dead body than a place no one can remember exists? Part of Akashic's Noir series, Staten Island Noir is crafted to ensure that completing the series tour of the world's noirest city - New York - will be dark, intriguing and addictive.

Patricia Smith is the author of six acclaimed poetry volumes, including Blood Dazzler, a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and Teahouse of the Almighty, a National Poetry Series selection. Her work has been published in the 2011 editions of both Best American Poetry and Best American Essays. In addition to her poetic works, Smith is also the author of Africans in America, a companion volume to the groundbreaking PBS documentary. She is currently a professor at the City University of New York's College of Staten Island, and serves on the faculties of Cave Canem and the MFA programs at Stonecoast/University of Southern Maine and Sierra Nevada College.