{"product_id":"belfast-noir-paperback","title":"Belfast Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian McKinty\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStuart Neville\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\" --\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"All the stories are compelling and well executed . . . Great writing for fans of noir and short stories, with some tales close to perfection.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brand-new stories by: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the introduction by Adrian McKinty \u0026amp; Stuart Neville: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"You 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 UVF: Prepared for Peace--Ready for War. As Lee Child has said, Belfast is still 'the most noir place on earth.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian McKinty\u003c\/b\u003e was born and grew up in the North Belfast suburban town of Carrickfergus. His first crime novel, \u003ci\u003eDead I Well May Be\u003c\/i\u003e, was short-listed for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. His novel about a Belfast-based detective in the Royal Ulster Constabulary, \u003ci\u003eThe Cold Cold Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2013 Spinetingler Award. Its sequel, \u003ci\u003eI Hear the Sirens in the Street\u003c\/i\u003e, was short-listed for the Ned Kelly Award. He is the coeditor, with Stuart Neville, of \u003ci\u003eBelfast Noir\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuart Neville\u003c\/b\u003e's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e (published in the UK as \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve\u003c\/i\u003e), won the Mystery\/Thriller category of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, and was picked as one of the top crime novels of 2009 by both the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His subsequent three novels have been short-listed for various awards, including the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. The French edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLes Fantômes de Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e, won Le Prix Mystère de la Critique du Meilleur Roman Étranger and Grand Prix du Roman Noir Étranger. He is the coeditor, with Adrian McKinty, of \u003ci\u003eBelfast Noir\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.25 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770642432288,"sku":"9781617752919","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f76e9cd66ed44932299bf684109b401.webp?v=1780376092","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/belfast-noir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}