Manhattan Noir (Akashic Noir)

Manhattan Noir is an anthology of noir stories set across New York City's main borough. The collection spans neighborhoods from Battery Park to Harlem, the Lower East Side to the Upper West Side, exploring Manhattan's appeal, arrogance, diversity, and darker elements beneath its glittering surface. The anthology includes stories by Jeffery Deaver, Lawrence Block, Charles Ardai, Carol Lea Benjamin, Thomas H. Cook, Jim Fusilli, Robert Knightly, John Lutz, Liz Martínez, Maan Meyers, Martin Meyers, S.J. Rozan, Justin Scott, C.J. Sullivan, and Xu Xi. The selections span the social spectrum and feature themes of moral compromise, existential struggle, and revenge, with varying endings. Publishers Weekly notes the writing is of high order with a nice mix of styles, while Booklist praises the overall quality of the collection.