A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0979270995 ISBN 13: 9780979270994

Publisher: Busted Flush Press, LLC, 2007

Synopsis

“A Hell of a Woman is not only an exceptionally entertaining anthology, it’s an invaluable resource that will be cherished by aficionados of the genre.”—Paul Goat Allen, Chicago Tribune

An original anthology.

A collection of twenty-five original female noir stories by some of today’s top crime writers, including Vicki Hendricks, Sara Gran, Christa Faust, Naomi Hirahara, Charlie Huston, and more. Includes a special fifty-page appendix of essays on female noir pioneers.

Awards include:

• Daniel Woodrell’s “Uncle”—Nominated for the Edgar and Anthony awards
• Cornelia Read’s “Hungry Enough”—Winner of the Shamus Award

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Dark tales of lonely housewives, diner waitresses yearning for more, schoolgirls with dangerous ambitions, hustlers looking for one last score, factory girls with big plans, secretaries with hidden talents, schoolteachers with secrets to burn... and every one of them A HELL OF A WOMAN.

About the Author:

Megan Abbott is the Edgar Award-winning author of Die a Little, The Song Is You, and Queenpin. She also edited Busted Flush Press' female noir anthology, A Hell of a Woman. Her Damn Near Dead (Busted Flush Press) short story, "Policy," was the basis for her Edgar-winning novel, Queenpin. She has a Ph.D. in English and American literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Busted Flush Press, LLC
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0979270995
• ISBN 13: 9780979270994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 370
• Editor: Abbott Megan