“Here, McLoughlin mine reprints, allowing him to pay tribute to “all the great stories that had given me the idea for such a book in the first place” . . . Terrific appeal for Brooklynites.”
—Booklist

“An assortment of the borough’s crime-fiction masterminds get down to the gritty details in this entertaining collection of chilling stories.”
—BKLYN

“Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics, edited by Tim McLoughlin, is the perfect companion to McLoughlin’s successful all-original anthology.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Murder. Mystery. Mayhem. Once again we visit the borough of Brooklyn by way of deftly authored stories by those who live and breathe it . . . Editor Tim McLoughlin handpicked a tome full of the best tales already told about the duplicitousness of both Brooklyn’s landscapes and inhabitants.”
—Tablet

“Brooklyn Noir 2 is gritty nostalgia served with a side dish of modern noir, always insightful and colorful without apology—much like the borough itself.”
—Futures MYSTERY Anthology Magazine

“Packed full of literary treats . . . The stories here are all set in Brooklyn and date from early in the last century to the present day . . . What a fine collection. My thanks to Tim McLoughlin for such an intelligent and splendid anthology.”
—Mystery Scene Magazine

Awards & Praise for the first Brooklyn Noir anthology:

Brooklyn Noir is on fire! It is an Edgar Award finalist for “The Book Signing” by Pete Hamill; winner of the MWA’s Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for “Can’t Catch Me” by Thomas Morrissey; a Shamus Award finalist for “Hasidic Noir” by Pearl Abraham; a Pushcart Prize finalist for “Practicing” by Ellen Miller; an Anthony Award finalist for “Hunter/Trapper” by Arthur Nersesian; an Anthony Award finalist for Best Cover Art.

Brooklyn Noir stories “When All This Was Bay Ridge” by Tim McLoughlin and “Case Closed” by Lou Manfredo have both been selected for Best American Mystery Stories 2005 edited by Joyce Carol Oates and Otto Penzler.

“Brooklyn Noir is such a stunningly perfect combination that you can’t believe you haven’t read an anthology like this before. But trust me—you haven’t. Story after story is a revelation, filled with the requisite sense of place, but also the perfect twists that crime stories demand. The writing is flat-out superb, filled with lines that will sing in your head for a long time to come.”
—Laura Lippman, winner of the Edgar, Shamus and Agatha awards

“You want real? Leave the white collar at home and come to Brooklyn. The stories in this astonishingly diverse collection will pull you out onto the street, maybe even rough you up a little. And you’ll love it. Edgy, sly, and at times downright eye-popping, Brooklyn Noir takes you on an ultra-cool walking tour of NYC’s hippest borough.”
—Tim Cockey, author of Backstabber

“For fans of noir, for fans of Brooklyn, for fans of just plain old great writing—this is the book for you, or, rather, I should say, you’se.”
—Jonathan Ames, author of What’s Not to Love? and The Extra Man