Join the ATDC Mystery Book Group as they read and discuss stories from DC Noir 2- the Classics.

Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.

Featuring stories by: Edward P. Jones, George Pelecanos, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, James Grady, Julian Mayfield, Marita Golden, Elizabeth Hand, Julian Mazor, Ross Thomas, Ward Just, Benjamin M. Schutz, Jean Toomer, Rhozier “Roach” Brown, and Larry Neal.

Please see the reading schedule for group discussions below:

7/2/2024 DC Noir 2 – A Council of State (13 pp) & Avery (7 pp)
7/9/2024 DC Noir 2 – Trouble with Angles (7 pp) & The Man Who Killed a Shadow (16 pp)
7/16/2024 DC Noir 2 – The Last Days of Duncan Street (7 pp) & Washington (27 pp)
7/23/2024 DC Noir 2 – Cast a Yellow Shadow (15 pp) & Reflecting (2pp)
7/30/2024 DC Noir 2 – Nora (15 pp) & Our Bright Tomorrows (21 pp)
8/6/2024 DC Noir 2 – Kiss the Sky (41 pp)
8/13/2024 DC Noir 2 – The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us (20 pp)
8/20/2024 DC Noir 2 – A Rich Man (25 pp)
8/27/2024 DC Noir 2 – Wonderwall (21 pp) & Christmas in Dodge City (11 pp)
9/3/2024 DC Noir 2 – After (22 pp)