Tampa Bay Noir (Akashic Noir)

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Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct location within the geographic area of the book. Brand-new stories by: Michael Connelly, Lori Roy, Ace Atkins, Karen Brown, Tim Dorsey, Lisa Unger, Sterling Watson, Luis Castillo, Sarah Gerard, Danny Lopez, Ladee Hubbard, Gale Massey, Yuly Restrepo Garces, Eliot Schrefer, and Colette Bancroft. From the introduction by Colette Bancroft Ask most people what the Tampa Bay area is famous for, and they might mention sparkling beaches and sleek urban centres and contented retirees strolling the golf courses year-round. But it's always had a dark side. Just look at its signature event: a giant pirate parade. Not only does Gasparilla honour the buccaneer traditions of theft, debauchery, and violence; its namesake pirate captain, Jose Gaspar, is a fake who probably never existed. And if there's any variety of crime baked into Florida's history, it's fraud. From the indigenous residents who supposedly conned Spanish explorers seeking the Fountain of Youth through the rolling cycles of real estate scams that have shaped the Sunshine State for the last century or so, the place is a grifter's native habitat.