"Armchair travelers will relish this collective look at Marrakech through the eyes of those who know its people and culture well."
—Publishers Weekly
"As Adnan warns in his charming introduction, this is an unusually joy and humor-filled noir collection, although it also has its share of murders, accidents, abuse, and theft."
—Arab Lit, included in "6 New Summer Reads for Beach, Protest, or Plane"
"Marrakech Noir, ed. Yassin Adnan, is the third Arab city to join the Akashic Books series, following Beirut Noir and published simultaneously with Baghdad Noir."
—Bulaq (podcast)
Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. North Africa finally enters the Noir Series arena with a finely crafted volume of...