Brand new stories by: George Pelecanos, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Jabari Asim, Ruben Castaneda, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, and others.
Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation's capital. This is not an anthology of ill-conceived and inauthentic political thrillers. Instead, in D.C. Noir, pimps, whores, gangsters, and con-men run rampant in zones of this city that most never hear about.
PART I:
D.C. UNCOVERED
The Confidential Informant; GEORGE PELECANOS;
First; KENJI JASPER;
Capital of the World; JIM PATTON;
The Names of the Lost; RICHARD CURREY;
PART II:
STREETS & ALLEYS
East of the Sun; JENNIFER HOWARD;
Solomon's Alley; ROBERT ANDREWS;
The Light and the Dark; ROBERT WISDOM;
A.R.M. and the Woman; LAURA LIPPMAN;
PART III:
COPS & ROBBERS
Cold as Ice; QUINTIN PETERSON;
God Don't Like Ugly; LESTER IRBY;
Coyote Hunt; RUBEN CASTANEDA;
Jeanette; JIM BEANE;
PART IV:
THE HILL & THE EDGE
The Bottom Line. JAMES GRADY;
Stiffed; DAVID SLATER;
The Messenger of Soulsville; NORMAN KELLEY;
The Dupe; JIM FUSILLI

George P Pelecanos; Kenji Jasper; Jim Patton; Richard Currey; Jennifer Lane Howard; Robert Andrews; Robert Wisdom; Laura Lippman; Quintin Peterson; Lester Irby; Ruben Castaneda; Jim Beane; James Grady; David Slater; Norman Kelley; Jim Fusilli

George P. Pelecanos, Kenji Jasper, Jim Patton, Richard Curry, Jennifer Howard, Robert Andrews, Robert W. Wisdom, Laura Lippman, Quintin Peterson, Lester Irby, Ruben Castaneda, Jim Beane, James Grady, David Slater, Norman Kelley, Jim Fusilli

Kenji Jasper; Jim Patton; Richard Currey; George Pelecanos

edited by George Pelecanos

Akashic; Turnaround [distributor]

Punk Planet Books

United States, United States of America

New York, London, New York State, 2006

1st, First Edition, PS, 2006

Noir, February 2006

Part I. D.C. uncovered
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom -- Laura Lippman -- Part III. Cops and robbers
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom -- Laura Lippman -- Part III. Cops and robbers -- Quintin Peterson
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom -- Laura Lippman -- Part III. Cops and robbers -- Quintin Peterson -- Lester Irby
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom -- Laura Lippman -- Part III. Cops and robbers -- Quintin Peterson -- Lester Irby -- Ruben Castaneda
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom -- Laura Lippman -- Part III. Cops and robbers -- Quintin Peterson -- Lester Irby -- Ruben Castaneda -- Jim Beane -- Part IV. The Hill and the edge
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom -- Laura Lippman -- Part III. Cops and robbers -- Quintin Peterson -- Lester Irby -- Ruben Castaneda -- Jim Beane -- Part IV. The Hill and the edge -- James Grady
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom -- Laura Lippman -- Part III. Cops and robbers -- Quintin Peterson -- Lester Irby -- Ruben Castaneda -- Jim Beane -- Part IV. The Hill and the edge -- James Grady -- David Slater
Part I. D.C. uncovered -- George Pelecanos -- Kenji Jasper -- Jim Patton -- Richard Currey -- Part II. Streets and Alleys -- Jennifer Howard -- Robert Andrews -- Robert Wisdom -- Laura Lippman -- Part III. Cops and robbers -- Quintin Peterson -- Lester Irby -- Ruben Castaneda -- Jim Beane -- Part IV. The Hill and the edge -- James Grady -- David Slater -- Norman Kelley
Part I. D.C. uncovered-- George Pelecanos-- Kenji Jasper-- Jim Patton-- Richard Currey-- Part II. Streets and Alleys-- Jennifer Howard-- Robert Andrews-- Robert Wisdom-- Laura Lippman-- Part III. Cops and robbers-- Quintin Peterson-- Lester Irby-- Ruben Castaneda-- Jim Beane-- Part IV. The Hill and the edge-- James Grady-- David Slater-- Norman Kelley-- Jim Fusilli

Sixteen stories of capital crimes and misdemeanors—the basis for the film directed by George Pelecanos, producer and writer of The Wire. Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation's capital. This is not an anthology of ill-conceived and inauthentic political thrillers. Instead, in D.C. Noir, pimps, whores, gangsters, and con-men run rampant in zones of this city that most never hear about. This anthology includes brand new stories by George Pelecanos, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Jabari Asim, Ruben Castaneda, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, and others. “[Grady's] ‘The Bottom Line'is a tour de force of narrative bravado. A story of double-dealing on Capitol Hill, it crams enough plot to power a full-length novel into a mere 30 pages. From its opening sentence—‘The Capitol building glowed in the night like a white icing cake'—to the surprises at its finish line, this is a story that never stops barreling along.”—The Washington Post “Pelecanos... delivers a wholly satisfying volume. From his own ‘Confidential Informant,'to James Grady's ‘The Bottom Line,'Pelecanos shows us how both trash-strewn alleys and oak-paneled offices can trap their occupants with dreams, compromise, and heartbreak.”—Booklist “Well written... Highlights include Pelecanos's ‘The Confidential Informant'and Laura Lippman's ‘A.R.M. and the Woman.'”—Publishers Weekly

Part I. D.c. Uncovered -- The Confidential Informant / George Pelecanos -- First / Kenji Jasper -- Capital Of The World / Jim Patton -- The Names Of The Lost / Richard Currey -- Part Ii. Streets And Alleys -- East Of The Sun / Jennifer Howard -- Solomon's Alley / Robert Andrews -- The Light And The Dark / Robert Wisdom -- A.r.m. And The Woman / Laura Lippman -- Part Iii. Cops And Robbers -- Cold As Ice / Quintin Peterson -- God Don't Like Ugly / Lester Irby -- Coyote Hunt / Ruben Castaneda -- Jeanette / Jim Beane -- Part Iv. The Hill And The Edge -- The Bottom Line / James Grady -- Stiffed / David Slater -- The Messenger Of Soulsville / Norman Kelley -- The Dupe / Jim Fusilli. Edited By George Pelecanos.

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