Orange County Noir

by T. Jefferson Parker and Gary Phillips

Book Overview

"'There's a dark side to most places, ' even California's sunny Orange County, Edgar-winner T. Jefferson Parker observes in his foreword to this outstanding entry in Akashic's noir series, one of the stronger of the all-original anthologies. The crisp, often seductive prose of the 14 contributors, most of them relatively unknown, is a tribute to the critical judgment of the editor." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936070030
• ISBN13: 9781936070039
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended

ORANGE COUNTY NOIR edited by Gary Phillips and LOS ANGELES NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS edited by Denise Hamilton are excellent, top recommended picks for any general California lending library. Each packs in classic stories by Raymond Chandler, Leigh Brackett, Walter Mosley, Ross MacDonald, and other big names. These mysteries explore the dark side of Orange and Los Angeles counties, offering settings filled with geographic references that residents of either county will appreciate. California libraries in particular will find the combination of big-name authors, varied settings and plots, and literary quality to be compelling. Highly recommended!

The dark side of sunny Orange County

Superb stories that show that all is not "Real Housewives" cool. It's the dark side that you don't see in the glossy mags. I love this anthology, as I do many of the Akashic noir anthologies.

Local Noir

I am a fan of Akashic Noir series. This just as the rest of them have good and not so good stories. My opinion the good out weighs the not so good.