- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Akashic Books (May 1 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 193335450X
- ISBN-13: 978-1933354507
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 14 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#242,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #62 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Canadian > Collections & Readers
- #83 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery > Canadian Detectives
- #85 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery > Anthologies
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From Publishers Weekly
Most U.S. readers will be surprised to learn from the editors' introduction to this fine addition to Akashic's noir series that Toronto is North America's most multicultural metropolis outside of Miami. That diversity is well served by the volume's 16 selections, only one of which is by an author likely to be familiar to American mystery fans. Peter Robinson (Friend of the Devil and 16 other Inspector Banks novels) demonstrates his mastery of the short story with Walking the Dog: Lloyd Francis's attractive wife, Laura, begins a torrid affair with a model, Ray Lanagan, and before long Laura and Ray are scheming to bring about Lloyd's untimely demise. Robinson deftly inserts two major surprises into the plot, which should please James M. Cain and Cornell Woolrich fans. The anthology's other standout is Gail Bowen's The King of Charles Street West, which, with its complex and insightful revenge plot line, should help gain Bowen, an Arthur Ellis Award winner, a wider U.S. following. (May)
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A multicultural nexus, Toronto hosts Indian, Portuguese, African, Italian, and Chinese communities that provide fertile backdrops for Toronto Noir’s corrosive exposés.
Features brand-new stories by: RM Vaughan, Nathan Sellyn, Ibi Kaslik, Peter Robinson, Heather Birrell, Sean Dixon, Raywat Deonandad, Christine Murray, Gail Bowen, Emily Schultz, Andrew Pyper, Kim Moritsugu, Mark Sinnet, George Elliott Clarke, Pasha Malla, and Michael Redhill.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not really all that good,
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This review is from: Toronto Noir (Paperback)
I picked up this book because a) I used to live just outside of Toronto and b) I'm a big supporter of Canadian writing. So it is fair to say I had high hopes for this book. Despite my high hopes for the book, I was disappointed.
This book contains a series of short stories all set in the Toronto area. All the stories are by Canadian authors who have, at some point in time, had dealings with the Toronto area. Therefore their stories, while fiction, are based to some extent on their own experiences. Usually this proves to good story telling. But the stories in Toronto Noir are a let down. They don't reach out and grab the reader. They are plain, dull, and dare I say it, uninteresting. And this is a real shame because Toronto is a vibrant city with lots going for it and it is too bad the authors couldn't capture that feeling and put it down on paper. The classification for this book is fiction/mystery. The mystery bit also puzzles me because there really isn't any mystery in any of the stories. Finally, I understand this book is one in a series of 'Noir' novels that are set in different parts of the US. I can't comment on those books, but if this if your first time looking in to the 'Noir' series, I'd suggest looking elsewhere.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great collection,
By LDM "Dianne" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Toronto Noir (Paperback)
The entire series of Noir books from Akashic are absolutley must reads. I think I have purchased most of them and have passed them on.
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