The original Chicago Noir has been a perennial seller for Akashic.
This volume comprises classic reprints from: Harry S. Keeler, Sherwood Anderson, Max Allan Collins, Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Fredric Brown, Patricia Highsmith, Barry Gifford, Stuart Kaminsky, Libby Fischer Hellman, Sarah Paretsky, Percy Spurlark Parker, Sandra Cisneros, Hugh Holton, and Stuart Dybek.
Major media coverage expected--print, broadcast, online.
To be published simultaneously with Joe Meno's new novel, Hark from the Tombs.
Giveaways on Goodreads, LibraryThing, and through Advance Access.
Galleys (and e-galleys via Edelweiss) available 4–6 months in advance of publication.
Displays, giveaways at select mystery conferences (Bouchercon, NoirCon, etc.)
Focused outreach to mystery publications, mystery stores, and book clubs.
