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DebinHawaii
San Juan Noir | Mayra Santos-Febres
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#FierceFeb #NightInTheCity 🌃This book series explores the dark & seedy sides of different cities through stories set in them & makes me think of nights in the city. I have the tagged book, although I haven't read it yet and I want to find the Seattle & Portland Noir books too. Maybe some day there will even be a Honolulu Noir. 🌴📚👍😆 Here's a link to the cities available: http://www.akashicbooks.com/subject/noir-series/

batsy Noir! Great choice 🖤 7y
Cinfhen Very cool 😎 Every city has it dark side..... 7y
LeahBergen I‘ve read (edited) 7y
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DebBates101 They sound good! Are they fiction, non-fiction or historical fiction? 7y
EKonrad I just finished Lagos Noir (it‘s not in the system). Really interesting POVs 7y
ValerieAndBooks WOW. I want!! I see the website has the complete series on sale for $700 — anyone want to gift me with that 😂😉?! 7y
DebinHawaii @batsy @Cinfhen Thank you! Living on the dark side! 😆🖤 7y
DebinHawaii @LeahBergen That one looks good too! Some cities seem to lend themselves to these books. 📚👍 7y
DebinHawaii @Debbates101 They are story collections & I think primarily fiction though I'm not sure if any if the stories are historical fiction or not. 🤔 7y
DebinHawaii @Ekonrad Interesting! The stories definitely seem dark and strange. 👍📚 7y
DebinHawaii @ValerieAndBooks Hah! That would be nice. 😆I found the San Juan Noir at the thrift store so I have been hoping to find some of the others. 7y
DebBates101 @DebinHawaii I will be looking for them! They sound good ☺️🤓📚 7y
DebBates101 @DebinHawaii @LeahBergen New Orleans would make a good backdrop too 7y
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Dragon
Birth of Venus | Sarah Dunant
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#fiercefeb #nightinthecity I bought this book because of the painting on the cover. I would love to time travel and spend an evening in Medici Florence.

batsy Lovely cover! I'm coming along on this time travel trip 😊 7y
Dragon Thanks @batsy we will have a lot of fun! Imagine the colours in the paintings. 7y
Cinfhen I kind of like the idea of time travel..... 7y
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Dragon Thanks @Cinfhen as long as there‘s a return feature, I wouldn‘t want to stay too long in the past. 7y
CaliforniaCay This is one of my all time favorite books! 7y
Dragon Thanks @CaliforniaCay I‘m relieved to hear it‘s good. The cover blurb and art caught my eye but nobody I know has read it. 👍🐉 7y
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Leftcoastzen
City of Night | John Rechy
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#fiercefeb #nightinthecity “ From the street,I looked up into the apartment buildings,into the naked windows of the tiny cubicle-rooms.More haggard faces peering blankly;skinny,maimed bodies of uncaring women in slips;men without shirts.All have the same look: the look of no longer questioning,resigned doom. The world on its knees..”
Published in 1963 ,an unrelenting tale of a street hustler,somewhat beat and ahead of its time.Thx. Grove Press.

batsy Oh wow. I'd never heard of this and now I want to read it! Thank you 7y
Leftcoastzen @batsy it‘s number 22 on the list of Best 100 gay and lesbian novels rated by Publishing Triangle back in 1999.Rechy was born in El Paso ,Mexican American.Impressive book. 7y
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Librarybelle
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A #NightInTheCity could lead to deadly consequences when Jack the Ripper roamed White Chapel.

Slightly concerned that my mind jumped to Jack the Ripper with this prompt! #FierceFeb

batsy It's a good jump! 😆 I like the sound of this one. Did not know she also wrote true crime / nonfic! 7y
Librarybelle @batsy I think she wrote a follow up to this one too. This one came out on the early 2000s, and the next one came out several years ago. She‘s very knowledgeable! 7y
Cinfhen Well played 🙌🏻📚😉 7y
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Andrew65
Shadow of Night: A Novel | Deborah Harkness
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A witch and a vampire, tied up with a love story! What‘s not to like! All Souls Trilogy #NightintheCity #FierceFeb

ElishaLovesBooks I love these books!❤️❤️ 7y
CarolynM Great series. I particularly liked the middle one which seems to be an unpopular opinion 7y
Andrew65 @CarolynM I need to complete this trilogy. @ElishaLovesBooks (edited) 7y
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Texreader I loved the first two. Can‘t believe I haven‘t read the third. 7y
Centique I have the first one waiting for me on my Kindle - must get to it! 7y
batsy I've had the first on my radar for ever so long--it sounds fun! 🧛🏽‍♂️🌚 7y
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readordierachel
The Golem and the Jinni | Helene Wecker
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Chava is a golem and Ahmad is a jinni. The pair form a deep friendship on long night walks through the streets of New York in 1899. This is a wonderful book and supposedly the sequel will be released this year. Cannot wait.

#nightinthecity #fiercefeb
@batsy @Cinfhen

Nutmegnc I tried desperately to get into this but just couldn't. DNF. What am I missing? 7y
readordierachel @Nutmegnc Hm. I don't know.Were you bored or was there something else you didn't like about it? 7y
batsy Love your description... "long night walks" are wonderful ? I should give this a go! 7y
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Cinfhen I‘m soooooo excited for the sequel!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7y
Crystallinegirl There's a sequel coming finally?! Hell yes! I read this a few years ago and absolutely loved it. Awesome news! 7y
readordierachel @batsy I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It reads like historical fiction with a layer of fantasy. Good stuff :) 7y
readordierachel @Crystallinegirl Yes! The specific pub date isn't available, but it's currently listed as 2018. Here's hoping! 7y
monnielane This has been on my list for a good while! I need to bump it up. 7y
readordierachel @monnielane I think you'll like it. Seems like it's in your wheelhouse :) 7y
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GripLitGrl
City of Bones | Cassandra Clare
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batsy 👍🏽😎 7y
Cinfhen Oooooh 😍😍😍😍 7y
bookaholic1 ❤❤❤❤ 7y
Centique I loved these 😍😍😍 7y
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erzascarletbookgasm
2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas | Marie-Helene Bertino
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At 2 a.m. three lost souls finds themselves in one of Philadelphia‘s legendary jazz club.

#fiercefeb #nightinthecity @Cinfhen @batsy

jpmcwisemorgan I love this one! 7y
batsy 😻😻 7y
Centique Such a good book. I thought of this too! Must put my thinking cap back on. 😋 7y
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GatheringBooks
The City & The City | China Miville
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#FierceFeb Day 23: Ok, ok, I know I am cheating with #NightInTheCity here but hey it‘s Mieville, should absolve me, right, right?? :)

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Oh absolutely correct! Love this book! 7y
batsy 😊 👍🏽 Honestly, I'm so sick of myself, but this is *yet another book I've been meaning to read* 😳 7y
Cinfhen I‘ve never read Melville either @batsy but would love to try one day 7y
Gezemice On my list for 2018! He is awesome. 7y
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