“Drifter” by Emily Mandel was selected for inclusion in
The Best American Mystery Stories 2013, edited by Otto Penzler and Lisa Scottoline
Original stories by: Peter James, Emily St. John Mandel, Barbara Baraldi, Mike Hodges, Mary Hoffman, Maria Tronca, Matteo Righetto, Tony Cartano, Francesco Ferracin, Isabella Santacroce, Michelle Lovric, Francesca Mazzucato, Maxim Jakubowski, and Michael Gregorio.
‘Forget the magnificence of Venice’s art, architecture, and music, and delve into this tour of the City of Water’s murky depths…visions of a Venice not seen in tourist brochures.’
–Publishers Weekly
‘Editor Jakubowski does an excellent job of selecting a variety of stories that represent all strata of Venetian life, from tourists visiting for Carnevale to criminals running illegal operations in the bay…A must-read for lovers of Venice…the presence of a new and intriguing voices, many of them Italian, will pique the interest of international-mystery readers.’
–Booklist
‘Sex, food and real estate inspire 14 hot-blooded new takes on crime in the magical city of Venice…Rather than crimes of passion, this collection focuses on the passion of crime, painting its noir in robust tones rather than gritty gray.’
–Kirkus Reviews
‘
Venice Noir, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, aims to shred through our preconceptions of this remarkable city. The 14 writers featured in this anthology of short stories take our travel brochure images of Venice and scatter them like confetti.’
–NY Journal of Books
Maxim Jakubowski is a British editor and writer. Following a long career in book publishing, during which he was responsible for several major crime imprints, he opened London’s mystery bookshop Murder One. He reviews crime fiction for the
Guardian, runs London’s Crime Scene Festival, and is an advisor to Italy’s annual Courmayeur Noir in Festival. His latest crime novel is
Confessions of a Romantic Pornographer, and he edits the annual Best British Mysteries series.
Table of Content
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Amongst the Venetians
“Cloudy Water” by Matteo Righetto (Cannaregio)
“The Comedy Is Over” by Francesco Ferracin (Calcavia)
“Commissario Clelia Vinci” by Barbara Baraldi (Mestre)
“Little Sister” by Francesca Mazzucato (Ghetto Vecchio)
Part II: Shadows of the Past
“Lido Winter” by Maxim Jakubowski (Lido)
“Pantegana” by Michelle Lovric (Santa Stefano)
“Desdemona Undicesima” by Isabella Santacroce (Piazza San Marco)
Part III: Tourists & Other Troubled Folk
“Venice Aphrodisiac” by Peter James (Canal Grande)
“Drifter” by Emily St. John Mandel (Ponte dei Sospiri)
“Rendezvous” by Tony Cartano (Calle Larga XXII Marzo)
“Signor Gauke’s Tongue” by Mike Hodges (Palazzo Ducale)
Part IV: An Imperfect Present
“Tourists for Supper” by Maria Tronca (Santa Maria Formosa)
“Laguna Blues” by Michael Gregorio (Porto Marghera)
“A Closed Book” by Mary Hoffman (Rialto Bridge)
About the author
Maxim Jakubowski is a British writer and editor who has lived in Italy and returns there annually. He co-edited ROME NOIR, with Chiara Stangalino, and has also assembled London and Paris volumes for other publishers. His new novel Ekaterina and the Night is partly set in Venice and his non-fiction book of essays about the real cities of crime fiction Following the Detectives has been shortlisted for the Mac Avity Award. He lives in London when not travelling the world.
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