A Little Purple Book of New Orleans Stories — Poppy Z. Brite

The sixth volume in the popular Series II of Little Books is a collection of stories set in the weird and often surreal settings of the author's town of New Orleans.Brite achieved notoriety in the gothic horror genre during 1990s. Poppy's later work moved into the related genre of dark comedy with many stories set in the New Orleans restaurant world.This collection brings together a wonderful batch of those tales that will be new to many readers.Stories included in this collection:The Heart of New OrleansThe Devil You KnowMissingFour Flies and a SwatterMussolini and the Axeman's JazzWound Man and Horned Melon Go to HellThe Gulf