Baghdad Noir

"This anthology's status as perhaps the first collection of Iraqi crime fiction ever published makes it a landmark."
-- ** *Publishers Weekly***
" *Baghdad Noir* is the latest addition to the simply outstanding 'Noir' anthology series from Akashic Books...A simply fascinating and at times compulsively driven read."
-- ** *Midwest Book Review***
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 neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, one of the world's most war-torn cities is portrayed though a noir lens in this chilling story collection.
**Brand-new stories by:** Sinan Antoon, Ali Bader, Mohammed Alwan Jabr, Nassif Falak, Dheya al-Khalidi, Hussain al-Mozany, Layla Qasrany, Hayet Raies, Muhsin al-Ramli, Ahmed Saadawi, Hadia Said, Salima Salih, Salar Abdoh, and Roy Scranton.
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