{"product_id":"9781617752919","title":"Belfast Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The works are short, allowing readers to savor each snippet or devour the entire compelling book in a day, depending on just how deliciously gloomy they're feeling.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"All the stories are compelling and well executed...Great writing for fans of noir and short stories, with some tales close to perfection.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eBelfast Noir\u003c\/i\u003e] zooms in on Northern Ireland's capital city, whose history surely more than qualifies it as a breeding ground for noir.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The choices made by editors McKinty and Neville celebrate lowlifes, convicts, hookers, private eyes, cops and reporters, and, above all, the gray city at the heart of each story.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Belfast, with its bleak, murderous history, at last gets an entry in Akashic's acclaimed noir series.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBelfast Noir\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the strongest entries in Akashic's admirable City Noir series....all [stories] are of exceptional quality. Anyone with a fondness for noir, an interest in the past, in contemporary Irish writing, or simply an appreciation of excellent prose should snap this one up.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eReviewing the Evidence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSingapore Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, like \u003ci\u003eBelfast Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, once again proves that Akashic Books' noir series is better than any travel guide.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMysteryPeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBelfast Noir\u003c\/i\u003e equals the high standards set by its predecessors.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBook Chase\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Impossibly hard to put down...Belfast shows its true colors (ie bloodstainds) in this gritty collection.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBarbarian Librarian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's almost like visiting [Belfast].\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJourney of a Bookseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A terrific collection.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eEscape Into Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was blown away with what I read...This is a great anthology of modern-day noir.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMom Read It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaunched with the summer '04 award-winning best seller \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting a city still divided, \u003ci\u003eBelfast Noir\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a record of a city transitioning to normalcy, or perhaps as a warning that underneath the fragile peace darker forces still lurk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing brand-new stories by:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn Patterson, Eoin McNamee, Garbhan Downey, Lee Child, Alex Barclay, Brian McGilloway, Ian McDonald, Arlene Hunt, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Claire McGowan, Steve Cavanagh, Lucy Caldwell, Sam Millar, and Gerard Brennan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the introduction by Adrian McKinty \u0026amp; Stuart Neville:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Few European cities have had as disturbed and violent a history as Belfast over the last half-century. For much of that time the Troubles (1968–1998) dominated life in Ireland's second-biggest population centre, and during the darkest days of the conflict—in the 1970s and 1980s—riots, bombings, and indiscriminate shootings were tragically commonplace. The British army patrolled the streets in armoured vehicles and civilians were searched for guns and explosives before they were allowed entry into the shopping district of the city centre...Belfast is still a city divided...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can see Belfast's bloodstains up close and personal. This is the city that gave the world its worst ever maritime disaster, and turned it into a tourist attraction; similarly, we are perversely proud of our thousands of murders, our wounds constantly on display. You want noir? How about a painting the size of a house, a portrait of a man known to have murdered at least a dozen human beings in cold blood? Or a similar house-sized gable painting of a zombie marching across a postapocalyptic wasteland with an AK-47 over the legend \u003ci\u003eUVF: Prepared for Peace—Ready for War\u003c\/i\u003e. As Lee Child has said, Belfast is still 'the most noir place on earth.'\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018536272112,"sku":"9781617752919","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617752919_p0.jpg?v=1763851797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617752919","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}