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Dublin Noir: The Celtic Tiger vs. the Ugly AmericanEdited by Ken Bruen Mystery/Fiction | Trade Paperback |
Brand new stories by: Ken Bruen, Eoin Colfer, Jason Starr, Laura Lippman, Olen Steinhauer, Peter Spiegelman, Kevin Wignall, Jim Fusilli, John Rickards, Patrick J. Lambe, Charlie Stella, Ray Banks, James O. Born, Sarah Weinman, Pat Mullan, Reed Farrel Coleman, and others. See below for full table of contents Click Here to read an excerpt from Dublin Noir Click here to see more titles in the Akashic Noir Series.Irish crime-fiction sensation Ken Bruen and cohorts shine a light on the dark streets of Dublin. Dublin Noir features an awe-inspiring cast of writers who between them have won all major mystery and crime-fiction awards. This collection introduces secret corners of a fascinating city and surprise assaults on the "Celtic Tiger" of modern Irish prosperity Ken Bruen was born in Galway, Ireland in 1951. The award-winning author of sixteen novels, he spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, SE Asia and South America. He now lives in Galway City. Table of Contents IntroductionPart I: The Inside Job "Taking on PJ" by Eoin Colfer "Black Stuff" by Ken Bruen "Tribunal" by Pat Mullan Part II: The Manhattan Connection "Portrait of the Killer as a Young Man" by Reed Farrel Coleman "The Best Part" by Peter Spiegelman "The Ghost of Rory Gallagher" by Jim Fusilli "Lost in Dublin" by Jason Starr "Tainted Goods" by Charlie Stella Part III: Heart of the Old Country "Wrong 'em, Boyo" by Ray Banks "The Piss-Stained Czech" by Olen Steinhauer "Wish" by John Rickards "The Death of Jeffers" by Kevin Wignall Part IV: New World Noir "The Honor Bar" by Laura Lippman "Tourist Trade" by James O. Born "Hen Night" by Sarah Weinman "The Man for the Job" by Gary Phillips "The New Prosperity" by Patrick J. Lambe "Lonely and Gone" by Duane Swierczynski "Rope-A-Dope" by Craig McDonald About the Contributors |
