A review by rickerje
Women of the Mean Streets by Ali Vali, Jeane Harris, Anne Laughlin, Carsen Taite, Victoria A. Brownworth, Miranda Kent, Laura Lippman, Clifford Henderson, Diane Anderson-Minshall, J.M. Redmann, Lori L. Lake, Lindy Cameron, Greg Herren, Kendra Sennett

5.0

Wow. J.M. Redmann and Greg Herren really put together a fantastic collection of stories and show how differently writers can interpret the noir genre. There isn't a weak one in the bunch, but one of my favorites was the last story, "Feedback" by Lindy Cameron, who creates a hard, bitter war veteran in a grim future and gives her a glimpse of hope by the end. I really want to read more of this character.

Other stories that stood out for me were "Some Kind of Killing" by Miranda Kent, "Lucky Thirteen" by Anne Laughlin, and "Chasing Athena" by Diane Anderson-Minshall— but I thoroughly enjoyed the entire anthology.