Description: The Akashic Noir Series' exploration of California continues with this spellbinding collection of stories curated by Sacramento native John Freeman.
Brief description: John Freeman is the author and editor of a dozen books, including Wind, Trees, a collection of poems; There's a Revolution Outside, My Love, coedited with Tracy K. Smith; and Dictionary of the Undoing. A Sacramento native, he lives in New York City, where he is an executive editor at Alfred A. Knopf. Once a month, he hosts the California Book Club for Alta Journal. His work has been translated into twenty-two languages.
Review Quotes: --Luis Avalos's short story "A Textbook Example" has been nominated for the Edgar Award's Robert L. Memorial Fish Award