First published 2008
This collection brings together classic crime fiction set in Washington DC, assembled by George Pelecanos. The anthology features stories from Edward P. Jones, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, James Grady, Julian Mayfield, Marita Golden, Elizabeth Hand, Julian Mazor, Ward Just, Jean Toomer, Roach Brown, Larry Neal, and other notable writers. Each story captures a different corner of the capital city's criminal underworld across different eras. Pelecanos, an Emmy-nominated writer for HBO's The Wire and author of fifteen DC-set novels, follows up his successful first D.C. Noir volume with this second collection of reprinted works that span decades of American literature, all united by their focus on crime and corruption in the nation's capital.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american, african-american, mystery, crime, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: anthology, crime-fiction, historical-fiction
Setting: Washington DC
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
326 pages · Paperback · Akashic Books