London Noir

Brand-new stories by: Desmond Barry, Ken Bruen, Stewart Home, Barry Adamson, Michael Ward, Sylvie Simmons, Daniel Bennett, Cathi Unsworth, Max Décharné, Martyn Waites, Joolz Denby, John Williams, Jerry Sykes, Mark Pilkington, Joe McNally, Patrick McCabe, and Ken Hollings.Cathi Unsworth moved to Ladbroke Grove in 1987 and has stayed there ever since. She began a career in rock writing with Sounds and Melody Maker, before co-editing the arts journal Purr and then Bizarre magazine. Her first novel, The Not Knowing, was published by Serpent’s Tail in August 2005.CONTENTS Backgammon / Desmond Barry --Loaded / Ken Bruen --Rigor Mortis / Stewart Home --Maida Hell / Barry Adamson --I fought the lawyer / Michael Ward --I hate his fingers / Sylvie Simmons --Park rites / Dan Bennett --Trouble is an lonesome town / Cathi Unsworth --Chelsea three, Scotland Yard nil / Max Décharné --Love / Martin Waites --Sic Transit Gloria Mundi / Joolz Denby --New rose / John Williams --Penguin Island / Jerry Sykes --She'll ride a white horse / Mark Pilkington --South / Joe McNally --Who do you know in heaven? / Patrick McCabe --Betamax / Ken Hollings.