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My pickle is in a pickle. And it has nothing to do with my family deli. My first bodybuilding competition is in less than an hour. My fake tan looks like someone hosed me in orange juice. But a tiny goddess in spandex arrives with her brushes and tanning wand. She's funny. She's sexy. I could...

In 2029 Kansas City, Master Detective John Simon is a tough cop with a disdain for technology. His new movie quoting partner doesn’t make him happy. How can you trust a robot? ‪And what’s with the name…Lucas George?‪ Simon and Lucas don’t have time for squabbles. Something isn’t right about this case. There’s more to it than smuggling, but they don’t know what exactly.‪ They have one more problem.‪ Evidence is disappearing and people are getting killed.

Dr. Noah Key would gladly have traded places with his wife in the car accident that claimed her life. Without her he finds himself living a half life, haunted by all the ways he failed in his marriage. Determined to absolve himself, Noah sets out on a journey to the other side of the world to provide medical aid after a devastating storm destroys an impoverished island. But nothing is as he expected; faced with impossibly difficult choices, Noah must decide if he’s helping or hurting the people around him.

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. This anthology includes brand-new stories by: Tommy Moore, Jessica Breheny, Naomi Hirahara, Calvin McMillin, Liza Monroy, Elizabeth McKenzie, Jill Wolfson, Ariel Gore, Jon Bailiff, Maceo Montoya, Micah Perks, Seana Graham, Vinnie Hansen, Peggy Townsend, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Lou Mathews, Lee Quarnstrom, Dillon Kaiser, Beth Lisick, and Wallace Baine.

As a Santini, I’ve always believed in fate, and I respect the Santini Curse. So when I walk into a bar and meet Joey Antonio, I know she’s the one for me. She’s beautiful, smart, and tough–just like I like my women. It doesn’t take me long to start falling for the pretty art student, but she agrees to an affair.