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Tag Archives: Phnom Penh Noir
Writing noir fiction in Asia
Late last week in Phnom Penh a book was launched that I’m very proud to have a story in.
It’s called Phnom Penh Noir, an anthology of 14 noir stories set in Cambodia. Amongst the authors are Roland Joffe, the director whose credits include the 1984 film The Killing Fields, John Burdett, author of the Sonchai Jitpleecheep series and Christopher G Moore, who also edited the book. Interestingly, there’s also stories by Khmer and Thai authors.
If you’re looking for an interesting take on noir fiction, I’d urge you to check this book out.
I’ve noticed a bit of interest lately around the idea of setting noir crime fiction in Asia.
My debut novel Ghost Money is set in Cambodia the mid-nineties, the point at which the long-running Khmer Rouge insurgency started to fragment and the country was torn by political instability. It’s been out for several months now and nearly everyone who has reviewed it has labelled it noir fiction. Which is very fine with me. As I noted in my last post, some have even dubbed it Asian noir, which sounds even cooler.
Ghost Money is the story of a disillusioned Vietnamese Australian ex-cop called Max Quinlan, who is hired to find an Australian businessman, Charles Avery, missing in the chaos.… Read more
Posted in Asian noir, Christopher G Moore, Crime fiction and film from Cambodia, Crime fiction and film from China, Crime fiction and film from Thailand, Martin Limon, Noir fiction, Qui Xiaolong
Tagged Christopher G Moore, Diane Wei Liang, Ghost Money, John Burdett, noir crime fiction in Asia, Phnom Penh Noir, Qui Xiaolong, Roland Joffe, Sonchai Jitpleecheep, The Killing Fields (1984)
Launch of Crime Factory’s Hard Labour anthology and other crime writing news
There’s a hell of a lot going on crime writing wise for me at the moment.
In addition to the launch of my debut novel, Ghost Money, I have several pieces of short fiction coming out. Things are also busy in regard to Crime Factory Publications, the small press I have stared with two other Melbourne friends, Cameron Ashley and Liam Jose.
On Monday, October 8, Crime Factory Publications is launching its second book, Hard Labour, an all-Australian short crime fiction anthology. I’m one of the editors, along with Jose and Ashley and, as usual, we’ve tried to mix establishing crime writers with talented up and comers. The line up includes Garry Disher (his first Wyatt story, unpublished for over a decade), Adrian McKinty (a Melbourne-based Irish writer, so he counts), Leigh Redhead, Angela Savage, Peter Corris, Helen Fitzgerald, David Whish-Wilson, JJ DeCeglie, Andrez Bergen, Deborah Sheldon, Amanda Wrangles, and many more.
The venue is the same as our first launch in March, Grumpy’s Green, 125 Smith Street, Collingwood. It’s going to be a great night. A selection of the authors will reading from their stories, drinks will be available at the bar and copies of Hard Labour will be on sale for $13.99.
Doors open 7pm, with readings beginning sometime around 8pm.… Read more
Posted in Adrian McKinty, Angela Savage, Australian crime fiction, Christopher G Moore, Crime Factory, Crime Factory Publications, Crime fiction, Crime fiction and film from Cambodia, David Whish-Wilson, Garry Disher, Leigh Redhead, Noir fiction, Peter Corris
Tagged Adrian Mckinty, Angela Savage, Christopher G Moore, Crime Factory Publications, David Whish-Wilson, Garry Disher, Ghost Money, Hard Labour, Helen Fitzgerald, Le Samourai, Leigh Redhead, Max Allan Collins, Max Quinlan, Noir Nation, Peter Corris, Phnom Penh Noir, Wyatt