Palm Springs Noir (Akashic Noir Series)

Palm Springs Noir (Akashic Noir Series)

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  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
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Diana ，

PALM SPRINGS NOIR is edited by Barbara DeMarco Barrett。This anthology series is published by Akashic Books and was launched in 2004。 “Each anthology comprises all new stories， each one set in a distinct location within the geographical area of the book。”In PALM SPRINGS NOIR， we experience classic noir stories from South Palm Canyon， Historic Tennis Club， Cathedral City， Little Tuscany， Twin Palms， Wonder Valley， Deepwell， Anza， Bermuda Dunes， Indio， Anza-Borrego， Desert Hot Springs， Joshua Tree PALM SPRINGS NOIR is edited by Barbara DeMarco Barrett。This anthology series is published by Akashic Books and was launched in 2004。 “Each anthology comprises all new stories， each one set in a distinct location within the geographical area of the book。”In PALM SPRINGS NOIR， we experience classic noir stories from South Palm Canyon， Historic Tennis Club， Cathedral City， Little Tuscany， Twin Palms， Wonder Valley， Deepwell， Anza， Bermuda Dunes， Indio， Anza-Borrego， Desert Hot Springs， Joshua Tree and Salton Sea。The editor is Barbara DeMarco-Barrett （who also writes the Introduction and one of the stories）， Contributing authors include Janet Fitch， Eric Beetner， Kelly Shire， Michael Craft， Rob Roberge， J。D。 Horn， Eduardo Santiago， Rob Bowman， Tod Goldberg， T。 Jefferson Parker， Chris Bahnsen， Ken Layne， and Alex Espinoza。A quote from Dennis Lehane opens and sets the tone for the anthology， “In Shakespeare， tragic heroes fall from mountaintops; in noir， they fall from curbs。”Every title has the same format （I like this）。a sepia-toned book cover （Book covers are great， very under-rated）a list of the 100 + titles in this noir anthology series with locations ranging from Columbus， Ohio， Atlanta， Marrakech， Moscow， Stockholm， Hong Kong， Buenos Aires and Wall Street。a map of the area/state/country/place in question （I love the map and refer to it often。）a Table of Contents which lists the stories and their authors and their locations。 In this title， there are 14 stories divided into 4 parts。 Part I: Strangers in the Night; Part II: Little White Lies; Part III Everything happens to Me; Part IV: Ill Wind。an Introduction written by the editor。 In PALM SPRINGS NOIR， the editor is Barbara DeMarco Barrett。 The Introduction gives us facts and history of the setting， and insights on noir。 The Introduction in PALM SPRINGS NOIR was very interesting。 About the Contributors。 This is a nice add-on。 Personal and publishing information is given about each of the authors。（ I have gone on to read more stories from an author I particularly enjoyed。）The stories。 Wow。 The stories。 Some make a person burst into tears or quickly run to the shower for a good cleansing。Some remarks:Michael Craft’s “VIP Check-In” had a very dramatic ending。 （Psst。 I think Jazz did it。）“The Expendables” by Rob Roberge。 WOW。 A hundred WOWs。 I probably believe it。“The Stand-In” by J。D。 Horn。 Quadruple WOW。“Specters” by T。 Jefferson Parker。 very philosophizing。 I liked it。Ken Layne’s ‘The Loop Trail’ is very haunting。 “Joshua Tree is a haunted land。 Desert wilderness is like that。”Every story was remarkable in its own way。 Brutal， senseless， sad， demoralizing - that’s NOIR。I received this ARC （Advanced Reading Copy） from Akashic Publishers。 I thank them。**** 。。。more

Rachel ，

It pains me to write this review。 I’ve read many Akashic Noir collections， and I've loved the vast majority of them。 As with most short story anthologies， the stories are a mixed bag ranging from terrible to amazing， with most falling somewhere in the good to great categories。 Out of the typical 14 stories in each collection， there are usually one or two I really dislike， and a handful of gorgeous standouts， while I enjoy the rest。 Palm Springs Noir is， sadly， an outlier。 To me， the majority of It pains me to write this review。 I’ve read many Akashic Noir collections， and I've loved the vast majority of them。 As with most short story anthologies， the stories are a mixed bag ranging from terrible to amazing， with most falling somewhere in the good to great categories。 Out of the typical 14 stories in each collection， there are usually one or two I really dislike， and a handful of gorgeous standouts， while I enjoy the rest。 Palm Springs Noir is， sadly， an outlier。 To me， the majority of the stories were poorly paced， ridiculously plotted， and capped off with bad endings。 There were a couple that I thought were brilliant: The Expendables by Rob Roberge and The Stand-In by J。D。 Horn being my favorites。 Barbara DeMarco-Barrett’s The Water Holds You Still and Alex Espinoza’s The Salt Calls Is Back， were also good。 I really appreciated the creepy atmosphere of Espinoza’s tale and the surprising ending。 The rest were either boring and unremarkable， or like The Loop Trail by Ken Layne， ended so badly that they actually made me mad。 If The Loop Trail had ended two pages sooner， I'd have loved it。 As it is， I'd really like the 5 hours of my life back that I spent reading this collection。I’m grateful to Akashic Books and LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program for the free advanced copy in exchange for my honest review。 All opinions are purely my own。 。。。more

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