Oakland Noir

(Paperback)

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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 Bio

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.