Nelson Algren, Richard Wright, and Patricia Highsmith are just three of the iconic authors included in this outstanding volume.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: The Jazz Age
Harry S. Keeler, “Thirty Seconds of Darkness” Rogers Park
Sherwood Anderson, “Brothers” Douglas
Max Allan Collins, “Kaddish for the Kid” West Town
Richard Wright, “The Man Who Went to Chicago” (EXCERPT) Illinois Medical District
Part II: Noir and Neo-Noir
Nelson Algren, “He Swung and He Missed” Lakeview
Fredric Brown, “I’ll Cut Your Throat Again, Kathleen” Magnificent Mile
Patricia Highsmith, “The Price of Salt” (EXCERPT) Gold Coast
Barry Gifford, “Starving Dogs of Little Croatia” Wicker Park
Stuart Kaminsky, “Blue Note” Woodlawn
Libby Fischer Hellman, “The Whole World is Watching” Grant Park
Part III: Modern Crime
Sarah Paretsky, “Skin Deep” Michigan Avenue
Percy Spurlark Parker, “Death and the Point Spread” Lawndale
Sandra Cisneros, “One Holy Night” Pilsen
Hugh Holton, “The thirtieth amendment” Bridgeport
Stuart Dybek, “We Didn’t” Oak Street Beach