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Sydney Noir edited by John Dale

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January-February 2019, no. 408

Sydney Noir edited by John Dale

Brio Books, $24.99 pb, 256 pp, 9781925589436

Sydney Noir edited by John Dale

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January-February 2019, no. 408

In 2004, New York-based publisher Akashic Books released Brooklyn Noir, a collection of short fiction written under a specific brief. Stories had to be set in that neighbourhood and feature noir themes: simmering familial revenge, cheating and double-crossing, sexual betrayal, domestic discord, murderous trysts, down-at-heel detectives. Authors rose to the challenge by focusing on communities like Williamsburg, Bensonhurst, Park Slope, and Bedford–Stuyvesant. This was small-time crime on a localised level. A clever idea, which editor Tim McLoughlin split into four sections: Old School Brooklyn, New School Brooklyn, Cops & Robbers, and Backwater Brooklyn.

Chris Flynn reviews 'Sydney Noir' edited by John Dale

Sydney Noir

edited by John Dale

Brio Books, $24.99 pb, 256 pp, 9781925589436

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