Trinidad Noir delivers all the crime a reader expects from Akashic's Noir Series: murder, kidnapping, rape, drugs, prostitution, theft, extortion, and more. Yet in fictionalizing crime in the real crime setting of Trinidad, acclaimed authors Lawrence Scott, Robert Antoni, Elizabeth Nunez, Oonya Kempadoo, Ramabai Espinet, Keith Jardim, Tiphanie Yanique, Willi Chen, and others have created a decidedly literary noir collection.
These authors' quality characterizations, plots, and styles concurrently reveal the country's darkness and its appeal with an unexpected and gratifying result: In their captivating and occasionally humorous stories, the Trinidad that emerges is as intriguing and contradictory as the island and its people. Trinidad Noir is as much a delightful crime romp as it is an expose of the seedy side of life.
Lisa Allen-Agostini is a poet, playwright, and fiction writer from Trinidad and Tobago. She is the author of a children's novel, The Chalice Project (forthcoming, 2008). An award-winning journalist, she is the Internet editor and a columnist with the Trinidad Guardian.
Jeanne Mason is a freelance editor who also writes short stories and poetry. She has lived in Paris, France, where she edited medical articles for U.S. and U.K. journals. She currently resides in Trinidad and Tobago.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
PART I: COUNTRY
"Pot Luck" LISA ALLEN-AGOSTINI (Sans Souci)
"The Rape" KEVIN BALDEOSINGH (Couva)
"The Funeral Party" SHANI MOOTOO (San Fernando)
"Dougla" REENA ANDREA MANICKCHAND (Caroni Swamp)
"Norwegian Blues" RAMABAI ESPINET (Santa Cruz)
"Betrayal" WILLI CHEN (Godineau)
"Bury Your Mother" JAIME LEE LOY (Palmiste)
"Standing on Thin Skin" OONYA KEMPADOO (Maracas)
PART II: TOWN
"Woman Is Boss" ELISHA EFUA BARTELS (Diego Martin)
"Prophet" LAWRENCE SCOTT (Maraval)
"How to Make Photocopies in the Trinidad & Tobago National Archives" ROBERT ANTONI (Uptown Port-of-Spain)
"The Best Laid Plans" DARBY MALONEY (San Juan)
"The Jaguar" KEITH JARDIM (Emperor Valley Zoo)
"Eric's Turn" RIAN MARIE EXTAVOUR (Tunapuna)
"Lucille" ELIZABETH NUNEZ (St. James)
"Peacock Blue" VAHNI CAPILDEO (Fort George)
"Dark Nights" JUDITH THEODORE (East Dry River)
"Gita Pinky Manachandi" TIPHANIE YANIQUE (Chaguaramas)
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