{"product_id":"miami-noir-the-classics-9781617758065","title":"Miami Noir: The Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Collections \u0026amp; Anthologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exceptional treat for all dedicated fans of noir fiction.\" --\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each volume comprises stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing classic noir fiction from: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Elmore Leonard, Lester Dent, Zora Neale Hurston, Brett Halliday, Damon Runyon, Edna Buchanan, James Carlos Blake, Douglas Fairbairn, Charles Willeford, T.J. MacGregor, Lynne Barrett, Les Standiford, Preston L. Allen, John Dufresne, Vicki Hendricks, Christine Kling, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, and David Beaty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the introduction by Les Standiford: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Despite the fact that Miami has in the past decade-plus added a downtown performing arts complex to outdo all but the Kennedy Center in DC, a jaw-dropping art museum by the Biscayne Bay, an exemplary science museum, the establishment of the world-renowned Art Basel festival on Miami Beach, and so much more . . . the operative literary form to portray Miami--the essential aria of the Magic City--is spun from threads of mystery and yearning and darkness . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen terrible things threaten in some ominous neighborhoods, in some tough cities, a reader of a story set in those locales might be forgiven for expecting the worst; but when calamity takes place against the backdrop of paradise, as we have here in Miami, the impact is all the greater.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45030419562647,"sku":"9781617758065","price":1325.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781617758065.webp?v=1769205657","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/miami-noir-the-classics-9781617758065","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}