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In 2004, Akashic Literature launched a groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, starting with the award-winning best-seller Brooklyn Noir. Each reserve is made up of new experiences, each one set in a distinct community or location within the city of the reserve. On this chilling portrait of America's LAS VEGAS, lady luck is merely as more likely to dispense cold hard cash as a cold-hearted getting rid of. Brand-new experiences by: John O'Brien, David Corbett, Scott Phillips, Nora Pierce, Tod Goldberg, Bliss Esposito, Felicia Campbell, Jaq Greenspon, Jose Skinner, Pablo Medina, Christine McKellar, Lori Kozlowski, Vu Tran, Celeste Starr, Preston L. Allen, and Janet Berliner - see below for full table of contents. Las Vegas provides the basic elegance and darkness essential for a lethal noir storyline. Stylish, sultry, brimming with ambition and greed, the characters that populate this literary Las Vegas are pushed to the extremes of human being experience. From neon glitter of the Remove to the treacherous views of Red Rock Canyon and Boulder City, from the desperation of Naked City to the racial tensions of the Westside, no other location offers so many different avenues leading to serious trouble. Many renowned authors have switched their attention to Vegas to investigate the city's moods and mysteries. Now, the newest crop of acclaimed freelance writers explore the secret neighborhoods and byways of America's most sinful city, offering viewers not only powerful noir stories but also an insider's knowledge of this steamy oasis. These writers take readers beneath the surface flash of Freemont Block and the Remove and into the gritty multicultural environs of underground Vegas. Stand of Contents Part I: Sin City
- "The Tik" by John O'Brien (Scotch 80s) - Narrator: Darla Middlebrook
- "Pretty Little Parasite" by David Corbett (Fremont) - Narrator: Arielle Lipshaw
- "Mitzhav" by Tod Goldberg (Summerlin) - Narrator: Mike Vendetti
- "Babs" by Scott Phillips (Naked City) - Narrator: Charles Bice
- "This or Any Desert" by Vu Tran (Chinatown) - Narrator: Mike Vendetti
- "Benny Rojas and the Difficult Riders" by Pablo Medina (Western Las Vegas) - Narrator: Mike Vendetti
- "Bits and Pieces" by Christine McKellar (Green Valley) - Narrator: Lee Ann Howlett
- "Crip" by Preston L. Allen (Nellis) - Narrator: Darla Middlebrook
- "Three Times a Night, ALMOST EVERY OTHER Night time" by Lori Kozlowski (North Las Vegas) - Narrator: Arielle Lipshaw
- "Disappear" by Jaq Greenspon (Sunset Recreation area) - Narrator: Charles Bice
- "All About Balls" by Jose Skinner (East Las Vegas) - Narrator: Mike Vendetti
- "Atomic City" by Nora Pierce (Test Site) - Narrator: Charles Bice
- "Dirty Blood vessels" by Celeste Starr (Pahrump) - Narrator: Darla Middlebrook
- "Guns Don't Wipe out People" by Bliss Esposito (Centennial Hillsides) - Narrator: Diane Havens
- "Murder Is Academic" by Felicia Campbell (Support Charleston) - Narrator: Denice Stradling
- "The Road to Rachel" by Janet Berliner (Area 51) - Narrator: Kenneth Campbell