A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir [Hardcover]

Val McDermid (Foreword), Megan Abbott (Editor)

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Hardcover: 370 pages
Publisher: Busted Flush Press, LLC (Dec 1 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0979270995
ISBN-13: 978-0979270994
Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 481 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,063,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #87 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > Women Writers

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Despite stories from an impressive international roster of both established and up-and-coming crime novelists, this woman-themed anthology is disappointingly hit-and-miss. Abbott, herself a 2006 Edgar nominee for her noir debut, Die a Little, attempts to organize the volume by grouping pieces under catchy but not very meaningful headings such as Hellcats, Madwomen and Outlaws and Minxes, Shapeshifters and Hothouse Flowers. The few standouts include Zoë Sharp's Served Cold, a revenge tale featuring British femme fatale–cum–bodyguard Charlie Fox, and Ken Bruen's moody Nora B., chronicling a cop's disastrous relationship with a scheming Irish barmaid. Notably absent is a story from Val McDermid, whose introduction only whets the reader's appetite for a taste of her signature tartan noir. Fans of the other authors included are better off waiting for the next installments of their respective series. (Dec.)
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“ A Hell of a Woman is not only an exceptionally entertaining anthology, it’s an invaluable resource that will be cherished by aficionados of the genre.”—Paul Goat Allen, Chicago Tribune

An original anthology.

A collection of twenty-five original female noir stories by some of today’s top crime writers, including Vicki Hendricks, Sara Gran, Christa Faust, Naomi Hirahara, Charlie Huston, and more. Includes a special fifty-page appendix of essays on female noir pioneers.

Awards include:

Daniel Woodrell’s “Uncle”—Nominated for the Edgar and Anthony awards
Cornelia Read’s “Hungry Enough”—Winner of the Shamus Award

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, Sep 30 2008

By Dylan Cundiff - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir (Paperback)

Along with Damn Near Dead, the best anthology of short stories I have read in a while. glad to see noir coming back, and as good as it used to be in the days of Thompson and Chandler.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Hell of a Read!, Feb 13 2008

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I bought this book expecting to pick out more than half of the stories to occupy my mind while recovering from surgery - short, entertaining, not deep-thinking type of thing. Well, what a grand surprise! I coukd NIT put the book down - one story equal to or better than the next - all pain soon forgotten! I am a connoisseur of mystry and intrigue novels that are well-written. These are short well-written stories by the best.

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