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Pinup Noir 3 (eBook)
| Pinup Noir 3 | |
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 Pinup Noir 3 eBook Cover, written by Lee Allred, Samuel Nettles, John D. Martin, Michael A. Hooten, Seth Taylor, Kim Johnson, Declan Finn, Andrew Milbourne, Paul Williams and Robert McDonald | |
| Author(s) |
Lee Allred, Samuel Nettles, John D. Martin, Michael A. Hooten, Seth Taylor, Kim Johnson, Declan Finn, Andrew Milbourne, Paul Williams and Robert McDonald |
| Series | Raconteur Press Anthologies |
| Publisher | Raconteur Press |
| Publication date | February 21, 2024 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 247 Pages |
| ASIN | B0CW1JML7L |
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Pinup Noir 3 is an anthology eBook written by Lee Allred, Samuel Nettles, John D. Martin, Michael A. Hooten, Seth Taylor, Kim Johnson, Declan Finn, Andrew Milbourne, Paul Williams and Robert McDonald. It is the twenty-second work in the Raconteur Press Anthologies series by this author. In the work Succubus Blues by Declan Finn the character Lily is a Succubus.
Overview
- Title: Pinup Noir 3
- Authors: Lee Allred, Samuel Nettles, John D. Martin, Michael A. Hooten, Seth Taylor, Kim Johnson, Declan Finn, Andrew Milbourne, Paul Williams and Robert McDonald
- Published By: Raconteur Press
- Length: 247 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B0CW1JML7L
- Publishing Date: February 21, 2024
Plot Summary
To mangle a quote, every now and then, in order for there to be justice, a being must walk down the mean streets who is not, themselves, mean. Whether those streets are hard-packed dirt, the metal of a space station corridor, or the slick cobblestones of an alternate San Francisco doesn't matter. And sometimes, the Dangerous Dames can do it themselves.
Join 10 authors as they explore what Noir looks like in the past, present, and future:
- Takeout by Samuel Nettles
- Behind Every Successful Man by Paul Williams
- Blonde and Blue by Michael A. Hooten
- In The Kudzu by Robert McDonald
- Hot Time in Tomato Town by Seth Taylor
- Jared Thorne and the Tech Smugglers Son by John D. Martin
- Lady Killer by Andrew Milbourne
- A Lady of Means by Kimber Lin
- Succubus Blues by Declan Finn
- The Doll with the Peekaboo Bangs by Lee Allred
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on October 29, 2024
The collection is a series of self-contained stories which have a really well told film noir texture to them. The characters are interesting, the stories are diverse and as a whole the collection is a delightful read.
The story Succubus Blues tells of detective Thomas Nolan who is a bit more than a detective as the story presses onwards. He’s approached by a woman calling herself Richelle who needs his help. The thing is, she’s actually a succubus named Lily and the problem is that her love is missing. What follows is a well told adventure filled with passions, action and need which combined is very much a page turner and kept me invested in the characters and what happened to them.
Lily, while she is a succubus, is different and that’s an aspect of her that builds over the course of the story and climaxes in a way that just fit her and the story perfectly. It’s everything I could have hoped for and more. There’s a bit of snark in her character, that is tempered by her love she is trying to find. It’s a depth of character in a short story that I didn’t expect and as that played out I adored her that much more.
Four out of five pitchforks.
I honestly would love to see this short story turned into a novel, everything is there to make that happen. Perhaps where things closed isn’t as simple as it seems. Perhaps the story has further to go and I dearly wish that it would. There’s so much placed into this work and having things end here is just a shame.
For the work as a whole, three and a half out of five pitchforks.
The collection is unique, the stories are amazing and it’s very much a page turner. There’s a lot to build on here, a lot of stories with threads left to be explored and works to be continued from them. But with that said, there’s so much to enjoy as things are and it’s well worth a read.