This collection is comprised of works of fiction. All names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the authors’ imaginations. Any resemblance to real events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Series concept by Tim McLoughlin and Johnny Temple Published by Akashic Books ©2006 Laura Lippman Baltimore map by Sohrab Habibion ePub ISBN-13: 978-1-936-07019-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-888451-96-2 ISBN-10: 1-888451-96-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2005934820 All rights reserved Akashic Books PO Box 1456 New York, NY 10009 [email protected] www.akashicbooks.com A A N S LSO IN THE KASHIC OIR ERIES: Brooklyn Noir, edited by Tim McLoughlin Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics, edited by Tim McLoughlin D.C. Noir, edited by George Pelecanos Manhattan Noir, edited by Lawrence Block Dublin Noir, edited by Ken Bruen Chicago Noir, edited by Neal Pollack San Francisco Noir, edited by Peter Maravelis F ORTHCOMING: Twin Cities Noir, edited by Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz Los Angeles Noir, edited by Denise Hamilton London Noir, edited by Cathi Unsworth Wall Street Noir, edited by Peter Spiegelman Miami Noir, edited by Les Standiford Havana Noir, edited by Achy Obejas Bronx Noir, edited by S.J. Rozan New Orleans Noir, edited by Julie Smith Lone Star Noir, edited by Edward Nawotka