"Atlanta has its share, maybe more than its share, of prosperity. But wealth is no safeguard against peril ... Creepy as well as dark, grim in outlook ... Hints of the supernatural may make these tales ... appealing to lovers of ghost stories."--Kirkus Reviews "These stories, most of them by relative unknowns, offer plenty of human interest ... All the tales have a Southern feel." --Publishers Weekly. Jones, author of Leaving Atlanta, returns to the...

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004. Each book is comprised of all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, and others present their stories from the dark side of New York's second largest city. --Publisher.

"Tampa Bay joins Miami in representing the (alleged) Sunshine State in the Noir Series arena.Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct location within the geographic area of the book."--Provided by publisher.

This entry in Akashic's noir series takes the gritty sensibilities born out of American film and fiction to Marrakech.

Puerto Rico's capital is the focus of this collection of noir stories.