It's nice to see anthologies of short crime fiction making headlines in an age when the magazine venues for such stories seem to be disappearing. Dying in a Winter Wonderland, the collection edited by Tony Burton from Wolfmont press, made it into the Top 10 among the IMBA's bestseller list for 2008. Other recent publications have included the annual Best American Mystery Stories, with the latest version edited by George Pelecanos, reviewed here. Just in time for the celebration of Poe's 200th birthday, MWA released not one but two anthologies, In the Shadow of the Master, edited by Michael Connelly, which includes Poe stories and essays by award-winning crime fiction writers, and On a Raven's Wing: New Tales in Honor of Edgar Allan Poe edited by Stuart Kaminsky with contributions from more high-profile authors.
Out this month are the two latest installments in the Akashic Noir Series, Rome Noir and San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, with many stories from previous books snapping up major awards. The series has 28 titles to its credit so far, with new volumes coming out later this year to include Portland Noir and Seattle Noir, both in June, and Delhi Noir (India) in August.
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