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Phoenix Noir by Patrick Millikin (Editor)

Phoenix Noir

by Patrick Millikin (Editor)

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  • Nov 2009, 304 pages
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Brand-new stories by: Diana Gabaldon, Lee Child, James Sallis, Luis Alberto Urrea, Jon Talton, Megan Abbott, Charles Kelly, Robert Anglen, Patrick Millikin, Laura Tohe, Kurt Reichenbaugh, Gary Phillips, David Corbett, Don Winslow, Dogo Barry Graham, and Stella Pope Duarte.

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"Starred Review. The 16 stories in this stellar volume in Akashic's noir series paint a vivid portrait of the underside of Phoenix ... this book is an absolute must-read for noir fans." - Publishers Weekly

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