{"title":"Gary Phillips","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary Phillips\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts gripping tales steeped in the shadows of urban life, blending crime and noir with vivid cultural textures. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eCold Hard Cash Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSouth Central Noir\u003c\/em\u003e, explore the complexities of justice and survival in gritty, often unforgiving settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders of graphic novels and crime thrillers will find Phillips’s storytelling rich in atmosphere and sharp in dialogue, offering a distinctive voice that captures both the pulse of the streets and deeper social currents. His narratives resonate with authenticity and edge, appealing to fans of dark, character-driven drama.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"one-shot-harry-by-gary-phillips-9781641294577","title":"One-Shot Harry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRace and civil rights in 1963 Los Angeles provide a powerful backdrop in Gary Phillips's riveting mystery about an African American crime scene photographer seeking justice for a friend—perfect for fans of Walter Mosley, James Ellroy, and George Pelecanos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles, 1963—Korean War veteran Harry Ingram earns a living as a news photographer and occasional process server, chasing police radio calls and dodging baseball bats. With racial tensions running high on the eve of Martin Luther King's Freedom Rally, Ingram risks becoming a victim at every crime scene he photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Ingram hears about a deadly automobile accident on his police scanner, he recognises the vehicle described as belonging to his good friend and old army buddy, a white jazz trumpeter. The LAPD declares the car crash an accident, but when Ingram develops his photos, he sees signs of foul play. Ingram feels compelled to play detective, even if it means putting his own life on the line. 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Or maybe you know it through television. But Gary Phillips, who grew up there, has a more historically complex point of view. For Phillips and the 13 other writers who contributed to his just-published anthology, those narrower, pop-infused renditions are just the tip of the iceberg, with the result that their work-and their city-is much richer for the exercise.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Los Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Let's make some space for crime fiction in miniature. Akashic Books offers its latest city-centric noir anthology with \u003cem\u003eSouth Central Noir\u003c\/em\u003e (Akashic, 275 pp., paperback, $16.95), which includes 14 top-notch stories about one of Los Angeles's most chronicled neighbourhoods. The editor, Gary Phillips-whose most recent novel is \u003cem\u003eOne-Shot Harry\u003c\/em\u003e-has assembled a formidable group of writers that includes Jervey Tervalon, Tananarive Due, Naomi Hirahara, Steph Cha and Penny Mickelbury.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing brand-new stories by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steph Cha, Nikolas Charles, Tananarive Due, Larry Fondation, Gar Anthony Haywood, Naomi Hirahara, Emory Holmes II, Roberto Lovato, Penny Mickelbury, Gary Phillips, Eric Stone, Jervey Tervalon, Jeri Westerson, and Désirée Zamorano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Introduction by Gary Phillips\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Within these pages you'll find stories of those walking the straight and narrow-until something untoward happens. Maybe it's someone taking a step out of line, getting caught up in circumstances spiralling out of their control. Maybe they're planning the grift, the grab... whatever it is to finally put them over. Other times the steps they take are to get themselves or people they care about out from under. You'll find the offerings in these pages are a rich mix of tone-tales told of hope, survival, revenge, and triumph. Excursions beyond the headlines and the hype.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe settings herein reflect South Central today or chronicle its colourful past, such as the days of the jazz joints along Central Avenue. 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