By Maxim Jakubowski
ISBN-10: 1852429666
ISBN-13: 9781852429669
Paris Noir is a set of recent tales concerning the darkish facet of Paris, with contributions by means of best French, British, and American authors who've all lived there. The tales diversity from quietly menacing to spectacularly violent, and comprise contributions from the most recognized crime writers from each side of the Atlantic. participants comprise: Cara Black, Jerome Charyn, Stella Duffy, Barry Gifford, Sparkle Hayter, John Harvey, Maxim Jakubowski, Jake Lamar, Dominique Manotti, Michael Moorcock, Jim Nisbet, Jean-Hughes Oppel, Scott Phillips, Romain Slocombe, Jason Starr, Dominique Sylvain, Marc Villard, and John Williams.
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She was looking for a rich, successful French guy - a white French guy - who didn't drink and stayed out of trouble and who could take care of her and be a good father. That sure as hell wasn't Omar. Omar brushed his teeth, swallowed a few painkillers, and went to bed. * * * * He barely slept. Drinking all of that whisky on a half-empty stomach had been a bad idea and it didn't help, having to worry all night about getting arrested for murder. After he got ready for work, he looked online, but there was nothing about a cop getting beaten up or killed.
Patrick was waiting for us at the hotel when we returned. 'Well,' he said, rising from the lobby's solitary chair. ' 'Bollocks,' Val said, but with a grin. Patrick kissed the side of my mouth and I could smell tobacco and Scotch and expensive aftershave; he put his arms round Val and gave him a quick hug. ' 'Breakfast,' Val said. 'Fine. ' Over our protests he led us to a small restaurant in the Latin Quarter, where he ordered in a combination of enthusiastic gestures and sixth-form French. 'I went along to the club earlier,' Patrick said, once the waiter had set a basket of bread on the table and poured our wine.
Sounds as if it's going well. They want to hold you over for three weeks more. ' Val nodded. ' 'I can't stay that long,' I said. ' Patrick looked surprised, aggrieved. ' Blood rushed to my cheeks. ' Patrick laughed. 'You hear that, Val? ' 'Let her be,' Val said, forcefully. Patrick laughed again. 'Found yourself a champion,' he said, looking at me. Val's knife struck the edge of his plate. 'For fuck's sake! ' Patrick took his time in answering. ' In his first set that evening, Val was a little below pat, nothing most of the audience seemed to notice or be bothered by, but there was less drive than usual to his playing and several of his solos seemed to peter out aimlessly before handing over to the piano.
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