Description: Philly finally enters the Noir Series arena: the City of Brotherly Love becomes a City of Brotherly Malice.
Brief description: CARLIN ROMANO, critic-at-large of the Chronicle of Higher Education and literary critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty-five years, teaches philosophy and media theory at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2006, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism, cited by the Pulitzer Board for "bringing new vitality to the classic essay across a formidable array of topics." He is the editor of Philadelphia Noir and lives in West Philadelphia, in the only house on his block.
Review Quotes: Carlin Romano assembles a balanced collection of stories from local writers reflecting the neighborhoods and sensibilities of the city and residents without romanticizing them . . . There's no story in Philadelphia Noir that should be excised, and nothing that I can't believe couldn't happen.
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