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Dallas Noir, Akashic Noir

Gritty all-new crime stories set in the bustling Texas city, by Ben Fountain, Kathleen Kent, James Hime, and many more.

In a country with so many interesting cities, Dallas is often overlooked—except on November 22 every year. On that day in 1963, Dallas became American noir. This collection of crime stories takes its inspiration from the darker corners of everyday life in a city that many associate only with a historic assassination—or a glitzy TV show about oil fortunes and family feuds.

Featuring brand-new stories by Kathleen Kent, Ben Fountain, James Hime, Harry Hunsicker, Matt Bondurant, Merritt Tierce, Daniel J. Hale, Emma Rathbone, Jonathan Woods, Oscar C. Peña, Clay Reynolds, Lauren Davis, Fran Hillyer, Catherine Cuellar, David Haynes, and J. Suzanne Frank.

David Hale Smith

David Hale Smith is a literary agent based in Dallas, Texas. Since 1994, he has represented some of the most beloved authors in crime fiction. Along with 14 Edgar Award nominations, his clients have won the Edgar, the Anthony, the Agatha, the Shamus, the Barry, the Macavity, the International Thriller Writers Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the LA Times Book Prize for Best Thriller and the Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel.

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