{"product_id":"9781617750021","title":"Philadelphia Noir","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A collection enhanced by an unerring sense of place, with no clinkers . . . that will please the most discriminating lovers of the dark side.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From its posh Main Line to its blue-collar enclaves, Philadelphia is a city of contrasts. History has shown that brotherly love and murderous intentions can exist, if not side-by-side, then at least on the same block. Its this dichotomy that gives local writers their inspiration in this gritty collection of stories from Meredith Anthony, Diane Ayres, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Keith Gilman, Cary Holladay, Solomon Jones, Gerald Kolpan, Aimee LaBrie, Halimah Marcus, Carlin Romano, Asali Solomon, Laura Spagnoli, Duane Swierczynski, Dennis Tafoya, and Jim Zervanos.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “It took long enough for Akashic’s noir series to get to Philly. Now that it has, compiled under the shadowy auspices of \u003ci\u003eInquirer\u003c\/i\u003e literary critic\/West Philly native Carlin Romano, the fun begins.” —\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia City Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “One of the US’s oldest, and darkest cities has a collection of its own . . . Overall, this collection was excellent, but left me wanting more.” —\u003ci\u003eMostlyFiction Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139284451568,"sku":"9781617750021","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617750021_p0.jpg?v=1769904878","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617750021","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}