- Paperback: 356 pages
- Publisher: Pan; First Edition edition (9 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330487442
- ISBN-13: 978-0330487443
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 571,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Guardian Saturday 3rd August, 2002
Chick lit meets crime in this innovative selection of stories . . . Never has the rogue female been so appealing and threatening.
Independent on Sunday, 11th August, 2002
No meek and mild heroines here. They're tough and uncompromising and take no prisoners.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i bought this book because i love writers like katy munger, val mcdermid, lisa jewell, sparkle hayter and lauren henderson whose books i find funny, engrossing and would recommend to anyone looking for a book that is more than just crime fiction.
this anthology may have been well written but it is not full of 'female sleuths', many of the stories where women plotting how to kill a lover, (usually another women) when they are finnished having great sex.
the only story i actually liked was liz evan's "pussy galore", i read all four grace smith novels in the following week.
if you are looking for copious amounts of unneeded sex this is the book for you. maybe the writers need to reasses their ideas about tart noir, less tart more noir would be a start.
if you are looking for a good crime fiction read stick to the actual books written by the above writers.
if you are looking for a tough female slueth who has a real story and great sex try jean m. redmann, hard to get hold of copies of these books but well worth the effort.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Short story anthologies are hard to judge. The book promises "Twenty shocking stories starring twenty edgy, outrageous and badly behaved heroines".
It doesn't quite hit the mark. Some stories have great characters - often to be found in full length books of their own and these work the best. The rest have characters which never develop and which leads to flat stories.
It is best read as an introduction to the Authors and their main characters
It doesn't quite hit the mark. Some stories have great characters - often to be found in full length books of their own and these work the best. The rest have characters which never develop and which leads to flat stories.
It is best read as an introduction to the Authors and their main characters
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I expected a book made up of a collection of femme fatale crime stories to be more murder based, but there were some odd crimes featured! The stories are all very different, some with a comedic edge, some are darker. Generally I enjoyed the book, thought there are some stories that were a bit odd. The advantage of this book is that the stories are all quite short, there are very few that are more than twenty pages (in fact, a lot are less), so you are not stuck trying to finish a long, drawn out tale, which keeps the book flying.
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Good Read Required? See below....
...This is an anthology which left me reeling. It is filled with exceptionally good stories from exceptionally good writers, a few of whom were totally unexpected. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2002 by Mobeena Khan
One of the best anthologies in years
The Tart Noir anthology was published with much hype--twenty of the best crime and "chicklit" authors around contributing stories that would be edgy, boundary-pushing, and of... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2002
more tart, less noir...
just a word of warning, but don't be misled by the blurb on this book...
Mentioning Philip Marlowe and the word 'sleuths' kinda led me to believe that this was a female... Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2002
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