Bronx Noir
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2019
369 pages
978-1-936070-22-0 (ISBN)
Description
Fiction by Marlon James, Kevin Baker, and more: "Captures the immense diversity... from the mean streets of the South Bronx to affluent Riverdale" (
Publishers Weekly).
Set amid landmarks like Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo, in crowded streets or leafy enclaves, this collection of crime and suspense fiction, edited by a winner of multiple major mystery awards, showcases both an exceptional lineup of literary talent and the unique atmosphere of New York City's northern borough.
Brand-new stories by Thomas Adcock, Kevin Baker, Thomas Bentil, Lawrence Block, Jerome Charyn, Suzanne Chazin, Terrence Cheng, Ed Dee, Joanne Dobson, Robert Hughes, Marlon James, Sandra Kitt, Rita Laken, Miles Marshall Lewis, Patrick W.Picciarelli, Abraham Rodriguez Jr., S.J. Rozan, Steven Torres, and Joseph Wallace.
Set amid landmarks like Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo, in crowded streets or leafy enclaves, this collection of crime and suspense fiction, edited by a winner of multiple major mystery awards, showcases both an exceptional lineup of literary talent and the unique atmosphere of New York City's northern borough.
Brand-new stories by Thomas Adcock, Kevin Baker, Thomas Bentil, Lawrence Block, Jerome Charyn, Suzanne Chazin, Terrence Cheng, Ed Dee, Joanne Dobson, Robert Hughes, Marlon James, Sandra Kitt, Rita Laken, Miles Marshall Lewis, Patrick W.Picciarelli, Abraham Rodriguez Jr., S.J. Rozan, Steven Torres, and Joseph Wallace.
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S. J. Rozan was born and raised in the Bronx and is a life-long New Yorker. She's the author of eight novels in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series, and of the stand alones
Absent Friends and
In This Rain. Her books have won Edgar, Nero, Macavity, and Shamus awards for best novel.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- PART I: BRING IT ON HOME
- JEROME CHARYN: Claremont/Concourse
- TERRENCE CHENG: Lehman College
- JOANNE DOBSON: Sedgwick Avenue
- RITA LAKIN: Elder Avenue
- PART II: IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
- LAWRENCE BLOCK: Riverdale
- SUZANNE CHAZIN: Jerome Avenue
- KEVIN BAKER: Yankee Stadium
- ABRAHAM RODRIGUEZ, JR.: South Bronx
- PART III: ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT
- STEVEN TORRES: Hunts Point
- S.J. ROZAN: Botanical Garden
- THOMAS BENTIL: Rikers Island
- MARLON JAMES: Williamsbridge
- PART IV: THE WANDERER
- SANDRA KITT: City Island
- ROBERT J. HUGHES: Fordham Road
- MILES MARSHALL LEWIS: Baychester
- JOSEPH WALLACE: Bronx Zoo
- PART V: ALL SHOOK UP
- ED DEE: Van Cortlandt Park
- PATRICK W. PICCIARELLI: Arthur Avenue
- THOMAS ADCOCK: Courthouse
- About the Contributors
