{"product_id":"politics-noir-isbn-9781844671618","title":"Politics Noir","description":"From authors including National Book Award winner Pete Hautman, Deadly Ink 2007 winner Darrell James, and renowned social commentator turned short-story writer Mike Davis, \u003ci\u003ePolitics Noir\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling and subversive collection of new crime stories featuring greed, corruption, insatiable ambition—and murder in the very highest places.“The author's grasp of Southern California politics is razor sharp.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist (in praise of Gary Phillips)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Phillips’\u003c\/b\u003e acclaimed crime novels chronicle the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles through the jaundiced eyes of his African-American investigator Ivan Monk. He is a long-standing LA political activist and labor organizer. His new political murder mystery, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kang\u003c\/i\u003e, is currently being serialized online by \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003ePlanet of Slums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCity of Quartz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEcology of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLate Victorian Holocausts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMagical Urbanism\u003c\/i\u003e. He was recently awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. He lives in Papa’aloa, Hawaii.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Shannon\u003c\/b\u003e is one of America’s leading writers of neo-noir. His Jack Liffey series of novels is one of the most critically praised mystery series in the genre and includes \u003ci\u003eTerminal Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDangerous Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devils of Bakersfield\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePalos Verdes Blue\u003c\/i\u003e. Shannon lives in Los Angeles.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302518313189,"sku":"NP9781844671618","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781844671618.jpg?v=1767734943","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/politics-noir-isbn-9781844671618","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}