Miami Noir

';For such a sun-stoked place, Miami sure is shady... this batch of dirty deep South Florida fiction might just send you packing... your own heat.' SunPost Don't let the fabulous weather, the beach bodies, and the high-end boutiques fool you. There is a darkness to Miami that can hit just as hard as a hurricane. If by day, the streets are lined with tourists, at night the gangsters, drug dealers, and desperate come out to play. It's this Miami that has captured the imagination of some of the city's best writers. Miami Noirincludes stories by James W. Hall, Barbara Parker, John Dufresne, Paul Levine, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Tom Corcoran, Christine Kling, George Tucker, Kevin Allen, Anthony Dale Gagliano, David Beaty, Vicki Hendricks, John Bond, Preston Allen, Lynne Barrett, and Jeffrey Wehr. ';For different reasons these stories cultivate a little something special, a radiance, a humanity, even a grace, In the midst of the noir gloom, and thereby set themselves apart. Variety, familiarity, mood and tone, and the occasional gem of a story makeMiami Noira collection to savor.' The Miami Herald ';Murder is nothing new in Miamior any other big city, for that matter. But seldom has it been so entertaining as it is in the 16 short stories included inMiami Noir.' Palm Beach Daily News ';This well-chosen short story collection isn't just a thoughtful compilation of work by some of South Florida's best and upcoming writers. EachMiami Noirstory also is a window on a different part of Miami-Dade and its melting pot of cultures.' South Florida Sun-Sentinel