Bookish: SHADES OF NOIR (4#) -

Jeff VanderMeer writes about his enjoyment of Akashic's Noir series; in particular: Trinidad Noir, Paris Noir and Istanbul Noir.

He reports that upcoming volumes in the series are expected to include: Barcelona, Copenhagen, Delhi, Moscow, and Rome.

# Oline H Cogdill praises British writer Mo Hayder's Ritual. When her female protagonist discovers a human hand in the harbor, it turns out to be linked to an African sorcery ritual which is being used to cover up illegal drug dealing.

# A feature story spotlighting two Buenes Aires Mystery writers who are being translated into English: Guillermo Martínez and Pablo De Santis.

# A small roundup of crime and
mystery novels reviewed by Jake Kerridge.

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