Beneath the Black Palms

Beneath the Black Palms lurks the other side of living.

Los Angelesthe siren, the beastis the central antagonist within these eleven masterful, stylistically-diverse short stories. Nolan Knight maneuvers the City to destroy with open arms, its warm torments ushered for lonesome dreamers, outcasts, squares, con men and have-nots. A couple on the run fouls-up by taking refuge in a Mid-City roach motel; a gambler scrambles to save his life through a gauntlet of loan sharks; a young gang member's dream of becoming a famous T.V. chef are dashed by turf warfare; these sordid tales and more await.

Come for the sunshine, stay for the dread. No one is spared Beneath the Black Palms, the most unforgettable short story collection in recent years.

Praise for Nolan Knight:

"Knight's slangy prose is a perfect fit for characters whose dreams die slowly or explosively." Publishers Weekly

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