Men of the Mean Streets
Shady deals. Double crosses. Blondes who can’t be trusted. With its nihilistic take on human nature, it’s no wonder noir has always been one of the most popular—and darkest—subgenres of the mystery field. Following in the footsteps of such masters of the form as James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, some of today’s top gay writers explore the genre in Men of the Mean Streets, edited by Greg Herren.
This is the world of tough guys who take a no-nonsense approach to fighting crime and guzzling bourbon. Hardboiled and hard drinking, these amoral tough guys are given an unexpected gay twist in this intriguing collection of stories. Highlights include Jeffrey Ricker’s clever “Murder on the Midway” and Nathan Burgoine’s grim “Keeping The Faith,” with other notable stories by Michael Thomas Ford, Greg Herren, Jeffrey Ricker, Neil Plakcy, John Morgan Wilson and many more.
This book might change the face of gay mysteries forever… and the reader may never look at gay life and culture in the same way ever again! Full of twists, red herrings, surprise endings and characters who are more complex than they look, this is an unforgettable collection of modern noir mysteries!
Softcover : 272 pages
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books ( August 16, 2011 )
Item #: 13-371323
ISBN: 9781602822405
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.68inches
Product Weight: 9.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
This is not a light hearted book 
November 21, 2011
Men of the Mean Streets has quite a number of individual stories, some of them quite hot but a number of them disturbing as in very violent. I actually threw the book away before finishing it due some of the extreme violence. Some may like it. Me-not so much
Reviewer: Brad
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