Fresh noir from one of the most intense, congested, and overpopulated cities in the world.
—Winner of the National Book Award for Best Anthology from the Manila Critics Circle
“A collection of stories like Akashic’s forthcoming
Manila Noir
is enough to set a crime-fiction addict’s mouth watering.” —
New York Observer
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: Lourd De Veyra, Gina Apostol, Budjette Tan & Kajo Baldisimo, F.H. Batacan, Jose Dalisay Jr., Eric Gamalinda, Jessica Hagedorn, Angelo Lacuesta, R. Zamora Linmark, Rosario Cruz-Lucero, Sabina Murray, Jonas Vitman, Marianne Villanueva, and Lysley Tenorio.