Lagos Noir

The African megalopolis of Lagos,Nigeria, makes a perfect setting for mystery stories with a noir bent. Urbananonymity and alienation are key to noir, as are femmes fatales, con men, heistcrews, crooked cops, and naïve newcomers from the sticks. The sights,sounds, and equatorial heat of the big city heighten the tensions inherent intales of robbery, murder, and other desperate acts. Crime is no respecter ofclass either, with stories set in the wealthiest, gated enclaves and thepoorest of the poor shantytowns. The smell of local street food cooking overfires on every street corner is omnipresent...
With its breadth ofcontributors, this latest volume in the publisher's city noir series will satisfyboth the fan of contemporary African fiction and the newcomer interested indiscovering some new voices. - Dan Forrest, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs.,Bowling Green