Cold, dark and very brutal … Birmingham Noir gives the mean streets of London and LA a run for their money.

— Stella Duffy

From hazardous towpaths to love on an orange summer’s night… from cut-throat gangsters in the Little Moscow bar… to childhood ghosts igniting the terrors of today… The darkness of pain, brightness of anger and hard music of a society in transition. Perfect for enthusiasts of crime fiction everywhere, this anthology will entice and chill.

Dark, smoky tales of a city’s underworld lit by starkly illuminating prose and genuine insights into the human condition. A brilliant collection of serious new writing from England’s “Heartland”

— Joolz Denby