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Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics by Ed. Tim McLoughlin

August 4, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15bingo: You are here. This book is part of the Akhasic Noir series, which does an excellent job at plumbing the depths of urban and/or city-state locations through tales of noir. I picked up Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics simply because I like the Akhasic Noir series. I enjoyed the first Brooklyn one and other books; there are good stories mixed with bad ones in each of them. But I didn’t have high hopes of getting blown away. I was blown away. I […]

Filed Under: Featured, Short Stories Tagged With: ed. Tim McLoughlin

Jake's CBR15 Review No:75 · Genres: Featured, Short Stories · Tags: ed. Tim McLoughlin ·
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Fear in the Borough

Brooklyn Noir by ed. Tim McLoughlin

August 30, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

This is the OG of the Akashic noir series, a series I greatly enjoy, being both a city lover and a fan of mystery/noir tales. I don’t always like short stories. I enjoy a book that I can really sink my teeth into, a plot that grips me, an argument to be made in non-fiction. These are usually my exception to the rule. I used to make fun of Brooklyn a lot. It’s become synonymous with gentrification, upper-middle and upper-class whites inhabiting working class neighborhoods, […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: Akashic noir, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Noir, ed. Tim McLoughlin, New York City, Noir, short stories

Jake's CBR13 Review No:136 · Genres: Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: Akashic noir, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Noir, ed. Tim McLoughlin, New York City, Noir, short stories ·
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