Akashic Noir Series by Maxim Jakubowski (ed)
Akashic Noir #1
Venice Noir
Maxim Jakubowski (ed)
VENICE IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S most famous cities and an obligatory
tourist destination. Now, for the first time, we look beyond the teeming canals
and the crumbling palazzos to see the darkness at the heart of La Serenissima,
the reality behind the postcards, and a city historically associated with both
commerce and death comes to life in tales of treachery, crime, and lost souls,
inhabited by locals and visitors alike.
VENTURING BEYOND ST. MARK'S PLACE, the Doges Palace, the Rialto Bridge
and all across the still but deadly waters of the lagoon, stories from writers
from all corners of the globe evoke the magic, the decay, and the beauty and
despair of a city that has always fascinated its hordes of visitors. A dizzy
waltz of sun and noir between the countless bridges, gondolas, and historical
landmarks will mean you will never think of Venice in the same way again.
MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI is a British editor and writer. Following a long
career in book publishing, during which he was responsible for several major
crime imprints, he opened London's mystery bookshop Murder One. He reviews crime
fiction for the Guardian, runs London's Crime Scene Festival, and is an
advisor to Italy's annual Courmayeur Noir in Festival. His latest novel is
Ekaterina and the Night, and he edits the annual Best British
Mysteries series. He was coeditor, with Chiara Stangalino, of Rome Noir.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction by Maxim Jakubowski
Part I: AMONST THE VENETIANS"Cloudy Water" by Matteo Righetto
(Cannaregio)"The Comedy Is Over" by Francesco Ferracin
(Calcavia)"Commissario Clelia Vinci" by Barbara Baraldi (Mestre)"Little
Sister" by Francesca Mazzucato (Ghetto Vecchio)
Part II: SHADOWS OF THE PAST"Lido Winter" by Maxim Jakubowski
(Lido)"Pantegana" by Michelle Lovric (Santa Stefano)"Desdemona
Undicesima" by Isabella Santacroce (Piazza San Marco)
Part III: TOURISTS & OTHER TROUBLED FOLK"Venice Aphrodisiac"
by Peter James (Canal Grande)"Drifter" by Emily St John Mandel (Ponte dei
Sospiri)"Rendezvous" by Tony Cartano (Calle Larga XXII Marzo)"Signor
Gauke's Tongue" by Mike Hodges (Palazzo Ducale)
Part IV: AN IMPERFECT PRESENT"Tourists for Supper" by Maria Tronca
(Santa Maria Formosa)"Laguna Blues" by Michael Gregorio (Porto
Marghera)"A Closed Book" by Mary Hoffman (Rialto Bridge)
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