{"product_id":"alabama-noir-hardcover","title":"Alabama Noir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDon Noble\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAce Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eTom Franklin\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlabama joins Mississippi as fertile Deep South soil for the Noir Series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Good Thief\" by Ravi Howard has been selected for inclusion in \u003ci\u003eBest American Mystery and Suspense 2021 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully engineered anthology of 16 crime and mystery stories that are heavy on setting, atmosphere, and human emotion.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach story springs from a particular place, actual streets, honkytonks or stomping grounds any Alabamian may have walked.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTuscaloosa News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouthern Review of Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e's Best Southern Books of April 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003cb\u003eAlabama.com\u003c\/b\u003e's 10 recent books with Alabama ties you'll want to read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlabama Noir\u003c\/i\u003e is known for its fertile deep-south perspective and encounters troubles and foibles galore as well as darkness in many forms.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirmingham Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort fiction is alive and well in Alabama...There is not a single story unworthy of this collection infused with Alabama settings, and all readers will find tasty literary morsels to their liking.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlabama Writers' Forum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the darkness suits you, there's a new anthology to suit your shadowy heart... \u003ci\u003eAlabama Noir\u003c\/i\u003e] holds 16 tales packed with sinister ambition, iniquity, revenge and the prices we pay for our schemes.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLagniappe Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlabama Noir\u003c\/i\u003e presents a group of stories diverse in their approach, their subject matter, their sub-genre, their influences, and their political perspective, and it can be fascinating to see how those varied influences intersect.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother Chicago Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBanish any boredom with a descent into \u003ci\u003eAlabama Noir\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouthern Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 16 tales in this entertaining Akashic noir anthology cover the entire state of Alabama...The flaws are few and far between, and as is so often the case for the series, each contributor consistently embraces the setting.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially and unreservedly recommended.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir.\u003c\/i\u003e Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct location within the geographic area of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand-new stories by: \u003c\/b\u003e Ace Atkins, Tom Franklin, Anita Miller Garner, Suzanne Hudson, Kirk Curnutt, Wendy Reed, Carolyn Haines, Anthony Grooms, Michelle Richmond, Winston Groom, Ravi Howard, Thom Gossom Jr., Brad Watson, Daniel Wallace, D. Winston Brown, and Marlin Barton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the introduction by Don Noble: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome locales seem to come with their own soundtrack. Don Ho and his tiny bubbles provide the background music for Hawaii, Edith Piaf for Paris. The reggae of Bob Marley evokes Jamaica. The soundtrack for Alabama is without question provided by our troubled troubadour Hank Williams. The 2016 biography \u003c\/i\u003eHank\u003ci\u003e by Mark Ribowsky paints a dark picture of the musician's short, alcoholic, drug-filled life: a life of loneliness and pain. He goes so far as to call Hank's life story noir-ish...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Alabama Noir\u003ci\u003e we encounter troubles and foibles galore, darkness in many forms. The stories range from the deadly grim to some that are actually mildly humorous. We see desperate behavior on the banks of the Tennessee River, in the neighborhoods of Birmingham, in the affluent suburbs of Mobile, in a cemetery in Montgomery, and even on the deceptively pleasant beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of noir should all find something to enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDON NOBLE\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of twelve volumes, three of which are collections of short fiction by Alabamians. He has received a regional Emmy Award for achievement in screenwriting and is the recipient of the state prizes for literary scholarship and service to the humanities, as well as the Governor's Arts Award. 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