Oakland Noir

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Oakland Noir
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jerry Thompson
Edited by Eddie Muller
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:276
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 133
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9781617755309
ClassificationsDewey:813.08720806
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.
Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.
Publication Date 18 May 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

Akashic Books continues its ground-breaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighbourhood or location within the city of the book. In the wake of San Francisco Noir, Los Angeles Noir, and Orange County Noir-all popular volumes in the Akashic Noir series-comes the latest California instalment, Oakland Noir. Masterfully curated by Jerry Thompson and Eddie Muller (the 'Czar of Noir'), this volume will shock, titillate, provoke, and entertain. The diverse cast of talented contributors will not disappoint.

Author Biography

Eddie Muller, a.k.a. the Czar of Noir, has been nominated for several Edgar and Anthony awards, and his novel The Distance won a Shamus Award. He produces the San Francisco Noir City Film Festival, the largest annual film noir retrospective in the world, and is a frequent host on Turner Classic Movies. He is the coeditor of Oakland Noir. Jerry Thompson is an accomplished violinist, playwright, and poet. He is the coauthor of Black Artists in Oakland, and owned Black Spring Books, an independent bookstore. He is the coeditor of Oakland Noir.