The Cocaine Chronicles

"The Cocaine Chroniclesis a pure, jangled hit of urban, gritty, and raw noir. Caution: these stories are addicting."—Harlan Coben, award-winning author ofJust One Look

"Every story is A+. All contributors are top notch. . . . Should be required reading for writers who want to master the craft of the short story."—Cherry Bleeds

Original stories by Susan Straight, Lee Child, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Jerry Stahl, Nina Revoyr, Bill Moody, Donnell Alexander, Deborah Vankin, Robert Ward, Manuel Ramos, and others.

Gary Phillipswrites for several mediums from novels to screenplays to comic books, and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Jervey Tervalonis the author ofAll the Trouble You Need,Understand This, and theLos Angeles Timesbest sellerDead Above Ground. He lives in Altadena, California

About The Author:

Gary Phillips: Gary Phillips writes for several mediums from screenplays to comic books, and remembers vividly the days of disco and the fever that coke then crack unleashed. He is the author of several crime-fiction novels, including Bangers, and lives in Los Angeles.

Jervey Tervalon: Jervey Tervalon is the author of All the Trouble You Need, Understand This (winner of the 1994 New Voices Award from the Quality Paperback Book Club), and the acclaimed Los Angeles Times bestseller Dead Above Ground. In 2001, he received the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles National Literacy Award for Excellence in Multicultural Literature. He is also an award-winning poet, screenwriter, and dramatist. Currently, he's the writer-in-residence at Pitzer College and is a California Arts Council Fellow. Jervey was born in New Orleans, raised in Los Angeles, and now lives in Altadena, California, with his wife and two daughters.