Miami Noir: The Classics | 
pickOut 11/17, this is excellent entry in the Akashic Noir series. Miami Noir: The Classics contains a variety of stories written between 1925 and 2006, so you get a really good sense of Miami over the last 100 years. I wasn‘t a fan of the two excerpts for reasons I‘ll note in the comments, but most of the other stories were terrific-atmospheric, sometimes sad or dark, but always captivating, much like Miami herself.
DGRachel I object to the excerpts for two reasons. First, the excerpt from Hurston‘s Their Eyes Were Watching God spoils a major plot point for anyone who hasn‘t read the exquisite novel. Second, excerpts are not meant to be standalone stories, and this is abundantly clear with “Street 8” by Douglas Fairbairn. The reader misses context and the ending of the tale had little to do with the beginning, like the editor wasn‘t sure where to cut off the excerpt. (edited) 4y
DGRachel “Lemonade and Paris Buns” by John Dufresne and “Tahiti Junk Shop” by Les Standiford were probably my favorites. The first was super short, but packed a punch, and the second had a touch of the supernatural about it and actually was rather heartwarming. 4y
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