Sixteen stories reveal the dark side of ArizonaтАЩs capital, including tales from #1 New York TimesтАУbestselling authors Lee Child and Diana Gabaldon.
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Even a desert metropolis has its share of cold-blooded criminals. Along with suburban sprawl, Phoenix is home to shady developers, police corruption, and organized crime. Being close to the countryтАЩs southern border makes it a hot spot for trafficking humans, guns, and drugs. Though known as the Valley of the Sun, Phoenix exists under a long shadow.
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In Phoenix Noir, youтАЩll find stories from powerhouse authors Diana Gabaldon, Lee Child, James Sallis, Luis Alberto Urrea, Jon Talton, Megan Abbott, Charles Kelly, Robert Anglen, Patrick Millikin, Laura Tohe, Kurt Reichenbaugh, Gary Phillips, David Corbett, Don Winslow, Dogo Barry Graham, and Stella Pope Duarte.
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тАЬPatrick Millikin┬а.┬а.┬а. as if to prove his witty claim that тАШsunshine is the new noir,тАЩ offers one superb specimen, тАШWhiteout on Van Buren,тАЩ in which [author] Don Winslow makes skillful use of a city street at high noon to provide the perfect metaphor for life and death.тАЭ тАФThe New York Times Book Review