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“patrick Millikin...as If To Prove His Witty Claim That 'sunshine Is The New Noir,' Offers One Superb Specimen, 'whiteout On Van Buren,' In Which [author] Don Winslow Makes Skillful Use Of A City Street At High Noon To Provide The Perfect Metaphor For Life And Death.”—new York Times Book Review Brand-new Stories By: 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. Patrick Millikin Is A Bookseller At The Poisoned Pen Bookstore In Scottsdale. As A Freelance Writer, His Articles, Interviews, And Reviews Have Appeared In Publishers Weekly, Firsts Magazine, Paradoxa, Yourflesh Quarterly, And Other Publications. Millikin Currently Lives In Central Phoenix. Launched by the summer '04 award-winning, best-seller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Lee Child, Diana Gabaldon, James Sallis, and others reveal how the scalding Arizona sun breeds its own unique blend of noir. Brand-new stories by: 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. Sunshine is the new noir ... Phoenix: its name evokes new beginnings, a place to start over fresh, new west rising out of the ashes of the old. From its frontier origins, Phoenix has always had a dark, lawless side. It is a city founded upon shady development deals, good ol' boy politics, police corruption, organized crime, and exploitative use of natural resources. Close proximity to the Mexican border makes the city a natural destination spot for illegal trafficking of all kinds'narcotics, weapons, humans. Modern-day Phoenix is a textbook case of suburban sprawl gone unchecked. Endless cookie-cutter housing developments, slapped up on the cheap, metastasize outward into the desert. All of the concrete and asphalt traps the heat, raising the temperature to apocalyptic extremes. What does all this mean' Crime, and lots of it Sixteen stories reveal the dark side of Arizona's capital, including tales from #1 New York Times–bestselling authors Lee Child and Diana Gabaldon. 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 country's 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. In Phoenix Noir, you'll 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. “Patrick Millikin... as if to prove his witty claim that ‘sunshine is the new noir,'offers one superb specimen, ‘Whiteout on Van Buren,'in which [author] Don Winslow makes skillful use of a city street at high noon to provide the perfect metaphor for life and death.” —The New York Times Book Review Brand-new stories by: Diana Gabaldon, Lee Child, James Sallis, Luis Alberto Urrea, Jon Talton, Megan Abbott, Robert Anglen, Patrick Millikin, Laura Tohe, David Corbett, Stella Pope Duarte, and others.Phoenix is a city founded upon shady development deals, good ol' boy politics, police corruption, organized crime, and exploitative use of natural resources. Close proximity to the Mexican border makes the city a natural destination spot for illegal trafficking of all kinds—narcotics, weapons, humans.Modern-day Phoenix is a textbook case of suburban sprawl gone unchecked . . . All of the concrete and asphalt traps the heat, raising the temperature to apocalyptic extremes. What does all this mean? Crime, and lots of it.Best-selling authors along with critically acclaimed Phoenix-based luminaries, and a host of up-and-coming desert scribes, provide a glimpse into the Valley of the Sun's dark underbelly, a side that the tourists rarely see. Part I: The Big Heat. Bull / Jon Talton ; The Eighth Deadly Sin / Charles Kelly ; Dirty Scottsdale / Diana Gabaldon ; Growing Back / Robert Anglen -- Part Ii: Where The Sidewalk Ends. Amapola / Luis Alberto Urrea ; Public Transportation / Lee Child ; Devil Doll / Patrick Millikin ; Tom Snag / Laura Tohe -- Part Iii: A Town Without Pity. Others Of My Kind / James Sallis ; Valerie / Kurt Riechenbaugh ; Blazin' On Broadway / Gary Phillips ; It's Like A Whisper / Megan Abbott -- Part Iv: The Cry Of The City. Dead By Christmas / David Corbett ; Whiteout On Van Buren / Don Winslow ; By The Time He Got To Phoenix / Dogo Barry Graham ; Confession / Stella Pope Duarte. Edited By Patrick Millikin. Overview: Following the stunning success of the summer '04 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books launches a groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. Presents a collection of short stories featuring noir and crime fiction about Phoenix by such authors as Diana Gabaldon, Luis Alberto Urrea, Lee Child, and Don Winslow.