Introduction
Notes On D.C. Noir
Part I
D.C. Uncovered
The confidential informant
by George Pelecanos
First
By Kenji Jasper
Capital of the world
by Jim Patton
The names of the lost
by Richard Currey
Part II
Streets & Alleys
East of the sun
by Jennifer Howard
Solomon’s alley
by Robert Andrews
The light and the dark
by Robert Wisdom
A.R.M. And the woman
by Laura Lippman
Part III
Cops & Robbers
Cold as ice
by Quintin Peterson
God don’t like ugly
by Lester Irby
Coyote hunt
by Ruben Castaneda
Jeanette
by Jim Beane
Part IV
The Hill & The Edge
The bottom line
by James Grady
Stiffed
by David Slater
The messenger of Soulsville
by Norman Kelley
The dupe
by Jim Fusilli
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