techno-Noir [Paperback]

Jeffrey Marks (Author), Eva Batonne (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 28, 2005

The technology revolution has brought new efficiency to law enforcement. That's the good news. The bad news is it has also contributed to a whole new world of criminal possibilities. In this superb anthology, award-winning writers and talented newcomers join forces to explore the new, dark world of technology-based crime and detection: TechnoNoir.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...just the right combination of humor, mystery, murder, detectives and just plain people, living...in the technological age." -- Pat Elliot for Bookloons.com

"TECHO-NOIR is ...a nice mix of different writing styles in a streamlined and potentially growing genre." -- POD Girl, POD-dy Mouth

About the Author

A member of MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA, Eva Batonne is a dedicated author and editor. Her novel, RESURRECTION DIVA, features Joan Lambert, a female detective working Robbery/Homicide Special Section in Los Angeles. MIXO-MATIC, Eva’s first short story, has won both Publisher’s Choice and Editor’s Choice award from two different publications and will be featured in the mystery anthology, TECHNO NOIR, a work that she co-edited with Jeffrey Marks. Eva began as a playwright and then a journalist writing for BRENTWOOD NEWS, VENICE ART MAGAZINE and other publications. She found she had an affinity for research and landed a position as the researcher for a small production company in Santa Monica. The position evolved into writer/producer on the project, THE SHAPING OF AMERICA, a series of historical spots on American history. A forerunner to the popular Ken Burns style of dramatic portrayals of historical figures and events, THE SHAPING OF AMERICA, featured narrators, Sally Kellerman, Robert Guillaume, and Dennis Weaver and was voted Favorite Series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Zumaya Publications, LLC (July 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1554102669
• ISBN-13: 978-1554102662
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,558,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Give me more Linda Posey!, March 21, 2006

By 

Aaron Folse "A-run" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: techno-Noir (Paperback)

This is the second book of short stories I read which features
Houston author Linda S. Posey along with other local authors.
Linda's stories always bring such vivid expression and flare to
the readers mind. Her unique characters unfold instantly with
just a few words and then continue to develop with each action
the author describes and keeps us entangled from page to page.

5.0 out of 5 stars Technology and Noir: 18 Visions, November 15, 2005

By 

Kevin Tipple (Plano, Texas) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: techno-Noir (Paperback)

The dark side of technology is often reported in the day's news. The modern problem of identify theft was a topic long ago covered in classic science fiction. With such problems and others being daily fodder for the media which seems to be driven by sensationalism these days, it isn't surprising that authors in other genres are going to explore the positives and the negatives of technology. The mystery field, out of the remaining genres, seems to be not only the most suited to do so, but the genre leading the pack in the form of novels, anthologies, and collections.

Case in point is the recent anthology release "Techno-Noir" edited by Eva Batonne and Jeffrey Marks. In the book, which contains eighteen stories by as many authors, the roles of technology, morality, deceit and consequences are considered. Some authors and the resulting stories play on the classic stereotypes in the mystery field and twist them while others go in a different direction. A couple of works contain some humor but most of the stories in the anthology are deadly serious as is subject matter. Like all anthologies, it's hard to go into detail on all the strong stories so just a couple will be covered here.

One that really jumps out is "Suspicion" by Leann Sweeney. Keeping one's mental health secret is important because even the paranoids do have enemies.

"Cookie Monster" by Tim Wohlforth also stands out for divine retribution on a dishonest computer salesman.

Driven by memories that won't let go, "All the World is a Stage" by Rick McMahan also works very well and gives the reader a lasting image.

That isn't to say the other authors, Libby Fischer Hellmann, Nick Andreychuk, Michael Bracken, Earl Staggs, Eva Batonne, Stephen D. Rogers, J. Michael Blue, Flora Davis, Bill Crider, Jeffrey Marks, Arla Gregory, Linda Posey, Kris Neri, H. Robert Perry, and Vera-Jane Goodin didn't contribute excellent stories. They did. But any reader, or reviewer for that matter, is going to have personal favorites. The above are mine. Your experience will vary.


Kevin R. Tipple © 2005