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Manila Noir

Manila Noir

Author(s): Jessica Hagedorn (Editor)

Location(s): Manila

Genre(s): Crime, Short Stories

Era(s): Various

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Manila is not for the faint of heart. Population: over ten million and growing by the minute. Climate: hot, humid and prone to torrential monsoon rains of biblical proportions. The ultimate femme fatale, she’s complicated and mysterious, with a tainted, painful past. The perfect, torrid setting for noir. Edited by Dogeaters (Penguin, 1991) author and National Book Award Nominee Jessica Hagedorn, and featuring original stories from a stunning group of multi-award-winning authors.

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As ever with the Akashic Noir series some great stories in this and some middling. But a brilliant book to transport you to the streets of Manila – Jamie Hardenbach –

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