'The works are short, allowing readers to savor each snippet or devour the entire compelling book in a day, depending on just how deliciously gloomy they're feeling.' --Shelf Awareness, Starred review 'All the stories are compelling and well executed...Great writing for fans of noir and short stories, with some tales close to perfection.' --Library Journal, Starred review ' Belfast Noir] zooms in on Northern Ireland's capital city, whose history surely more than qualifies it as a breeding ground for noir.' --Booklist 'The choices made by editors McKinty and Neville celebrate lowlifes, convicts, hookers, private eyes, cops and reporters, and, above all, the gray city at the heart of each story.' --Kirkus Reviews 'Belfast, with its bleak, murderous history, at last gets an entry in Akashic's acclaimed noir series.' --Publishers Weekly 'Belfast Noir is one of the strongest entries in Akashic's admirable City Noir series....all stories] are of exceptional quality. Anyone with a fondness