{"product_id":"amsterdam-noir-9781617756146","title":"Amsterdam Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e--Walter van den Berg's \u003cem\u003eGet Rich Quick\u003c\/em\u003e was named the recipient of the inaugural Literatuurprijs Nieuw-West award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An appealing compendium, with welcome doses of local color and atmosphere.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Fourteen of The Netherlands' premier authors of crime and literary fiction contributed to this collection, with the editors -- top-rated crime authors themselves -- providing the 15th. \u003cem\u003eAmsterdam Noir\u003c\/em\u003e is the latest in Akashic Books' long-running series of place-based crime anthologies. If this enterprise is in part intended to give a flavour of the locale under the authorial microscope, this collection is another success.\" --\u003cem\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brand-new stories by: Michael Berg, Anneloes Timmerije, Murat Isik, René Appel \u0026amp; Josh Pachter, Simon de Waal, Hanna Bervoets, Karin Amatmoekrim, Christine Otten, Mensje van Keulen, Max van Olden, Theo Capel, Loes den Hollander, Herman Koch, Abdelkader Benali, and Walter van den Berg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the introduction by René Appel \u0026amp; Josh Pachter: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amsterdam has the amenities and, to a certain extent, the feel of a major world city, but one of its most attractive features is its relatively small size. It's easy to navigate on feet, by bike, and via its excellent public transportation network, especially with the semicircular perimeter of its famous Grachtengordel, or ring of concentric canals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like any other metropolis, though, Amsterdam also has its dark side, its shadowy corners--in other words, there is also an Amsterdam noir. No matter how beautiful, vital, and cheery a city might be, pure human emotions such as greed, jealousy, and the thirst for revenge will rear their ugly heads . . . with all their negative consequences. Amsterdam is a multidimensional city, populated by a wide assortment of social groups, and not all of those groups agree on what constitutes normal social values and mores. This results in a lively mix . . . and, as you will see, in problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRené Appel\u003c\/b\u003e published his first thriller, \u003ci\u003eHandicap\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1987, and has written twenty more, two of which have received the Golden Noose, the annual award for the best Dutch-language crime novel. English translations of his stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and several anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Pachter\u003c\/b\u003e is an American writer, editor, and translator. His short crime stories have been featured in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e among other places, and his translations of crime fiction by Dutch and Belgian authors appear regularly in \u003ci\u003eEQMM\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Northern Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50360638275858,"sku":"9781617756146","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4227b256-96de-4cd0-8e93-0ae111b308ed.jpg?v=1728364570","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amsterdam-noir-9781617756146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}