Steve Paul recruits Daniel Woodrell, John Lutz, and others in
Kansas City Noir
, where naked ambition meets broken dreams, and blues and the night go together like rye whiskey, vermouth, and bitters.
“Hard-used heroes and heroines seem to live a lifetime in the stories . . . Half novels-in-waiting, half journalistic anecdotes that are equally likely to appeal to Kansas City boosters and strangers.” —
Kirkus Reviews
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: Daniel Woodrell, Matthew Eck, Catherine Browder, Nancy Pickard, John Lutz, J. Malcolm Garcia, Kevin Prufer, Linda Rodriguez, Nadia Pflaum, Phong Nguyen, Andres Rodriguez, and others.