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liberrydude's review against another edition
4.0
One of the longer books in the series and full of good stories. Hurricanes are in several as well as white trash, an alligator, Haitans, Cubans, drugs, gamblers, runaways, and insane people. There are the usual ex-cops turned PI's as well as one who has become a collector from estate sales. Just a very interesting melange of stories and in some of them all the characters and elements merge.
schnacks's review against another edition
1.0
Abandoned this one about half way through. I've been reading "Florida stuff" as I'm going to be spending some time there later this year. This collection was.... eh. If I didn't know much about noir, I'd come away from the first half of Miami Noir thinking that incest was a plot requirement. Strange that there is so much of it here, and that it doesn't really add any depth to the narratives here - which are, admittedly, short stories so in need of quick resolution. Just all felt a bit hackneyed, so I got bored.
ag11's review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
dylannleigh's review against another edition
4.0
Some of these were fantastic, others not so much, but overall the good ones made it definitely worth the read.
jaodriscoll's review
About 5 good stories I liked
Standouts were (badly summarized by me)
Boozeanne, Lemme Be by Vicki Hendricks, a story of a sad squatter who found love and lost it all.
Ride Along by James Hall, a story that felt like Barry but is very much not Barry in a disturbing way. Glad they opened with this one, because there's a serious gap between this one and the rest of the stories I liked.
The Noir Boudoir by Lynne Barrett, the fantastic story of an antiquer ex-cop and an old starlet's estate.
Machete by Barbara Parker, a fun little whodunit with some supernatural flair.
T-Bird by John Bond that's a bit of a poker-themed twist on Double Indemnity. Not perfectly executed, but I liked the idea and the poker metaphors were fun.
Standouts were (badly summarized by me)
Boozeanne, Lemme Be by Vicki Hendricks, a story of a sad squatter who found love and lost it all.
Ride Along by James Hall, a story that felt like Barry but is very much not Barry in a disturbing way. Glad they opened with this one, because there's a serious gap between this one and the rest of the stories I liked.
The Noir Boudoir by Lynne Barrett, the fantastic story of an antiquer ex-cop and an old starlet's estate.
Machete by Barbara Parker, a fun little whodunit with some supernatural flair.
T-Bird by John Bond that's a bit of a poker-themed twist on Double Indemnity. Not perfectly executed, but I liked the idea and the poker metaphors were fun.
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