Manhattan Noir 2 — Akashic Books

Following the commercial success of the original Manhattan Noir, mystery titan Lawrence Block digs even deeper into the New York noir legacy. Classic reprints from: Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, O. Henry, Irwin Shaw, Jerrold Mundis, Edgar Allan Poe, Horace Gregory, Geoffrey Bartholomew, Cornell Woolrich, Barry N. Malzberg, Clark Howard, Jerome Charyn, Donald E. Westlake, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, and Susan Isaacs. This historically rich collection traces the roots of Manhattan's noir back to Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, O. Henry, and many others, mixing them with dark contemporary fiction from international best sellers like Joyce Carol Oates and Donald E. Westlake.