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"Some [of the stories] are hilarious; many are sad; all are the kind of stuff that makes Miss Marple look like a Girl Scout."--Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune An original anthology. A collection of twenty-seven original "geezer noir" stories by some of today's top crime writers, including John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Colin Cotterill, and more. Bill Crider's "Cranked" was nominated for the Edgar and Anthony awards and won the Derringer Award. Megan Abbott's "Policy" was nominated for the Anthony Award and became the basis for her novel Queenpin, which won the 2008 Edgar Award.… (más)
It's an anthology by authors who were born starting in the 60s, and then get older and older as the book goes on. Not surprisingly, the stories get better as the authors get older. I liked Colin Colerill's story about a forensic doctor in Laos who solves mysteries. Gonna read more about Dr. Siri. ( )
Fun, fun, fun. Great concept, great characters, great stories. Although it's hard to pick a favorite, Robert Ward's "The Deadsters" is durn near perfect. ( )
"Some [of the stories] are hilarious; many are sad; all are the kind of stuff that makes Miss Marple look like a Girl Scout."--Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune An original anthology. A collection of twenty-seven original "geezer noir" stories by some of today's top crime writers, including John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Colin Cotterill, and more. Bill Crider's "Cranked" was nominated for the Edgar and Anthony awards and won the Derringer Award. Megan Abbott's "Policy" was nominated for the Anthony Award and became the basis for her novel Queenpin, which won the 2008 Edgar Award.
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