D.C. Noir 2: The Classics ed. George Pelecanos (Akashic Books, September 2008, 978-1-933354-58-3, $15.95, 300pp, tp, an) [Akashic Noir]
- 13 · Top-Shelf Noir · George Pelecanos · in
- 21 · Part I: The Old School
- 23 · Council of State · Paul Laurence Dunbar · ss The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1900; set on R Street N.W.
- 37 · Avey · Jean Toomer · ss Cane by Jean Toomer, Boni & Liveright, 1923; set in the Potomac River.
- 45 · Trouble with the Angels · Langston Hughes · ss New Theatre July 1935; set in the National Theatre.
- 53 · Man Who Killed a Shadow · Richard Wright · ss Zero Spring 1949; set in the National Cathedral.
translated from the French (“L’Homme qui tua une ombre”, Les Lettres Française October 4, 1946).
- 71 · Part II: Burning Down the House
- 73 · Last Days of Duncan Street · Julian Mayfield · ss Lunes de Revolución July 4 1960; set in Kingman Park.
- 81 · Washington · Julian Mazor · nv The New Yorker January 19 1963; set in Shaw.
- 109 · Cast a Yellow Shadow · Ross Thomas · ex Morrow, 1967; set Downtown.
- 125 · Reflecting · Rhozier “Roach” Brown · pm (r); set in Lorton, VA.
- 127 · Nora · Ward Just · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1973; set on Connecticut Avenue.
- 143 · Our Bright Tomorrows · Larry Neal · nv (r); set on Georgia Avenue.
- 165 · Part III: In the Shadows of Federal City
- 167 · Kiss the Sky · James Grady · nv Unusual Suspects ed. James Grady, Vintage, 1996; set in Lorton, VA.
- 209 · The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us · George Pelecanos · nv Measures of Poison ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002; set in Chinatown.
- 230 · Rich Man · Edward P. Jones · nv The New Yorker August 4 2003; set in Claridge Towers.
- 256 · Wonderwall · Elizabeth Hand · nv Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2004; set in Hyattsville, MD.
- 278 · Christmas in Dodge City · Benjamin M. Schutz · nv Unusual Suspects ed. James Grady, Vintage, 1996; set on 6th & O Streets, N.W.
- 299 · After · Marita Golden · ex Doubleday, 2006; set in Woodmore, MD.
- 322 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg
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