Part of “Year in Review: Why the Eyes of the Book World were on Texas in 2013,” Dallas News

One of Texas Monthly‘s “5 Things You’ll be Talking about in November”

“Sunday Sentence” selection on Lynne’s Book Notes

“This collection of crime stories takes its inspiration from the darker corners of everyday life in a city that many associate only with a historic assassination—or a glitzy TV show about oil fortunes and family feuds. All of the authors are Dallas natives and have written stories, both contemporary and historical, that run from the sublime to the ridiculous, from the factual to the fantastical.”

—CrimeReads, included in Kathleen Kent’s Dallas round-up

“All in all, the stories in Dallas Noir have an unsettling, slightly creepy presence that is not just appropriate but completely necessary for a collection of noir fiction. If you think Dallas is boring or white-bread—well, perhaps you haven’t gotten out much and seen the dark edges of Big D for yourself. And if you haven’t, maybe you don’t even want to.”

—Dallas Morning News

“If you want to delve into the creepier sides of Dallas, this is a good start.”

—Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate

“Dallas Noir is a fiction mosaic, showing a city of class divisions precariously held together by money, land, and false love. It also shows the expanse of noir and it’s power.”

—MysteryPeople.com (MysteryPeople Pick of the Month)

“The latest entry in Akashic Books’ award-winning noir anthology series doesn’t disappoint, featuring a Texas-sized serving of writing’s heavy hitters and satisfying short fiction.”

—Criminal Class Press

“There are two reasons why you should buy Dallas Noir . . . Reason No. 1: you’ll enjoy reading it. Reason No. 2: the publisher, Akashic Books, has published these noir series all over the country.”

—D Magazine/FrontBurner

“November 22 looms, and as the watershed nears, a new anthology of short stories sets out with a noble purpose: to make Dallas known for something more than the place where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.”

—Dallas Culture Map

“Where do you go after you’ve sold your house to the president of the United States? Laura and Dan Boeckman sold their previous home to a couple named Laura and George W. Bush and relocated to a pretty swell Cole Smith-designed contemporary on a residential lake in Preston Hollow. And that was where things got all Raymond Chandler-esque at the recent launch party the Boeckmans hosted for the new book Dallas Noir.”

—Dallas Morning News (event spotlight)

“We know you have a friend who reads a book faster than you can drink a cup coffee (we all do). She’ll devour this collection of short crime stories, each set in a different Dallas neighborhood, before you can order that skinny vanilla latte.”

—DailyCandy (Dallas), part of 2013 Dallas Girls’ Holiday Gift Guide

“Yet, Dallas’ almost-fleeting presence, the glaring contrasts of the stinking rich and the hapless poor, its buxom women and its Texan masculinity teamed with Hispanic folklore, all find their way into each of these 16 short stories.”

—The Mercury (UTD Student Newspaper)

“If we are going to commemorate the milestone anniversary of the worst crime ever committed in Big D, why not precede it with a few tales of bad luck, bad choices, and bad timing?”

—M. Denise C.

“A great collection of brand new short stories.”

—Kick Ass Book Reviews