Beirut Noir

"Haunting" stories about crimes that are "often submerged in the greater tragedy of a beautiful city constantly torn within and without by violence" (Publishers Weekly).

Beirut is a city both urban and rural, a city of violence and forgiveness, memory and forgetfulness, war and peace. This short story collection, rich with moody suspense, brings this Middle Eastern city and its troubled history to vivid life—revealing the vast maze of the city that can't be found in tourist brochures or h...