Kansas City Noir - (Akashic Noir) by Steve Paul (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Steve Paul recruits Daniel Woodrell, John Lutz, and others to examine the seedy underbelly of this complex Midwestern city.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Light Bulb by Nancy Pickard was selected for inclusion in <i>The Best American Mystery Stories 2013</i>, edited by Otto Penzler and Lisa Scottoline <p/>Kansas City, famous for its jazz, its barbecue, and its shady history, provides the venue for this solid addition to Akashic's acclaimed noir anthology series.<br>--<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> <p/>Hard-used heroes and heroines seem to live a lifetime in the stories...Each one seems almost novelistic in scope. Half novels-in-waiting, half journalistic anecdotes that are equally likely to appeal to Kansas City boosters and strangers.<br>--<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b> <p/>"Travel has many unexpected benefits, so even if you've never had a reason to visit the city itself, you'll find <i>Kansas City Noir</i> surprisingly well worth the price of the ticket."<br>--<i><b>Bookgasm</i></b> <p/>Picture steam rising from a sewer grate on a rain-slicked street. The sound of footsteps comes closer and closer behind you as you walk down a dark, downtown Kansas City alley. If this scenario entices you, then you just might enjoy <i>Kansas City Noir</i>.<br>--<b><i>Kansas City Public Television</i></b> <p/>What we heard was REALLY GOOD. So good in fact that we picked up a copy. Now we're... getting ready to read it in one sitting.<br>--<b><i>Tony's Kansas City</b></i> <p/>Brand-new stories from: J. Malcolm Garcia, Grace Suh, Daniel Woodrell, Kevin Prufer, Matthew Eck, Philip Stephens, Catherine Browder, John Lutz, Nancy Pickard, Linda Rodriguez, Andrés Rodríguez, Mitch Brian, Nadia Pflaum, and Phong Nguyen. <p/><b>Steve Paul</b> has been a writer and editor at the <i>The Kansas City Star</i> since 1975. Currently the arts editor, he writes about music, books, architecture, food, and, occasionally, murder. He's the author of <i>Architecture A to Z: An Elemental, Alphabetical Guide to Kansas City's Built Environment</i>. A former bookseller and a native of Boston, he has served as a board member and officer of the National Book Critics Circle.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Steve Paul: Steve Paul has been a writer and editor at The Kansas City Star since 1975. Currently the arts editor, he writes about music, books, architecture, food and, occasionally, murder. He's the author of Architecture A to Z: An Elemental, Alphabetical Guide to Kansas City's Built Environment (2011) and co-editor of and contributor to War & Ink, a collection of essays about Ernest Hemingway's early work, forthcoming from Kent State University Press. A former bookseller and a native of Boston, he has served as a board member and officer of the National Book Critics Circle. <p/>
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