It doesn't have to be the dark of a rainy night for it to be noir. It doesn't have to be shadowy rooms of Venetian blinds. It doesn't even have to be a femme fatale. Noir is somebody tripping over their own faults, somebody who has an Achilles heel, some kind of greed, or want or desire that leads them down a dark path, from which there is sometimes no return. pNo one is safe. There's no place to hide in this collection of twelve stories from the dark side of the American Dream. pStories of noir from Coast to Coast. pContributors brColleen Collins-Denver, Colorado brBrendan DuBois-rural Massachusetts br Alison Gaylin-Hudson Valley, New York brTom MacDonald-Nashua, New Hampshire brAndrew McAleer-Boston, Massachusetts brMichael Mallory-Springfield, Missouri brPaul D. Marks-Venice BeachLos Angeles, California brDennis Palumbo-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania brStephen D. Rogers-Providence, Rhode Island brJohn Shepphird-Los Alamos, New Mexico brJaden Terrell-Nashville, Tennessee brDave Zeltserman-