Queens Noir
By (Author) Robert Knightly
Akashic Books,U.S.
Akashic Books,U.S.
7th February 2008
United States
General
Fiction
813.08720806
Paperback
350
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
338g
On the heels of Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, the borough of Queens enters the chamber of Noir. Queens county is the largest NY City borough, accomodating two beaches, two airports, Aqueduct Racetrack, three elevated train structures and Shea Stadium. Queens Noir has set 20 original crime stories in the neighbourhoods. Brand new stories by: Denis Hamill, Maggie Estep, Megan Abbott, Robert Knightly, Liz Martinez, Jill Eisenstadt, Mary Byrne, Tori Carrington, Shailly P. Agnihotri and more.
Robert Knightly is a trial lawyer in the Criminal Defense Division of the Queens Legal Aid Society. In another life, he was a lieutenant in the New York City Police Department, The president of the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America, he was born and raise in New York City and lives in Queens.