Coffee & Cigarettes: Pulp-Noir-Short Stories

By: Eric Leckey

Narrated by: Bill Nevitt

This is the 2nd book in a series of Pulp Noir.

The rich history of Pulp stories are pure Americana. Written like a script from Film Noir movie, you are to be transported to a time in the 30's, 40's or 50's, where the liquor flowed freely and there was always a Crosley radio playing in some room off in the distance. The stories don't always end on a high note, or even end at all. The magic of a Pulp Noir short story is that the listener is supposed to wonder what comes next. After the last word on the page, the story for the characters moves on long after the final sentence. Unless the character is lying face down in a pool of blood or off to the clink. The listener is to guess as to what happens next and what came before.

Pulp Noir is more about a small slice or life, a moment in time, and usually a dark one. So please enjoy. Pour yourself a nice warm drink, dim the lights...conjure up in your consciousness; Femme Fatales, handguns, seedy bars, bad luck, thieves, scoundrels, a book of matches, a pack of Pall Mall's, low lighting, and definitely everything in glorious black and white.

©2018 Eric Leckey (P)2019 Eric Leckey

Excellent

this brought back memory’s of the detective novels my grandpa was always reading
The Golden era when cops relied on wit to solve a crime
Well narrated and very entertaining highly recommended
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Just like dimestore detective novels! Wonderful!

Enjoyable and entertaining! A wonderful book that you will keep going back to over and over just to read one short story, here and there, whenever you have a moment. There are police detectives, smalltime crooks, private investigators and more. Just when you figure that you know how a story will end, there will be a twist and the story takes a whole new turn.
The narration was so well done. His voice was very suited to this book.. Definitely, a great listen!

Great plots

I love noir stories and I really like the rhythm os the stories and the narrator. I received this title for free in exchange for an unbiased review

Great collection of short stories.

Coffee & Cigarettes: Pulp-Noir-Short Stories.
One of the best short story collections I've ever read.
So good I am going to look for the first collection.
I was given a free copy of this audio book at my own request, and voluntarily leave this review.

Entertaining Ellery Queen style detective stories

Coffee and Cigarettes by Eric Leckey is a collection of short stories that take the reader back to the days of Ellery Queen and the detectives that had to follow the clues the hard way, no computers to guide the way. Sometimes it ends well and sometimes not. The author does a great job of drawing the reader in right from the start which is good considering he only has a short story to work with. The stories were told from a variety of points of view--the detectives, the thieves, the innocent. Stories of detectives finding their quarry; a young innocent girl, or is she? safecrackers stumbling on another burglar; a "Mutt and Jeff" type thieving duo and even an abusive husband getting his just dues. I like the short story format as I could listen to just one of the stories at a time or several if I had more time. It is an entertaining book to listen to and Bill Nevitt does a great job telling the stories, giving distinctive voices to the characters. I might have to go back and get a copy of the first collection of these stories, Alcohol and Cigarettes.

Good old-fashioned short crime dramas

This was a nice set of crime stories just long and short enough to be enjoyed one story at a time. All were interesting and with a great narrator who is perfect for this type of book, you can't go wrong. I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator.

Enjoyable read, excellent narration

Coffee & Cigarettes: Pulp-Noir_Short Stories is my first read from author Eric Leckey. Bill Nevitt’s narration is, as always, excellent and adds greatly to the book’s enjoyment, in fact, it was his excellence in narration that attracted me to this book. Now that I've read an Eric Leckey book I'll be looking to read more. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

An entertaining collection of noir stories

Coffee and Cigarettes is an entertaining collection of noir stories about cops and crooks. The book is a good fit for the narrator who has a voice that is well suited to the genre.

I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Atmopheric and entertaining

This is a great collection of eleven short stories that are reminiscent of gumshoe detectives and times that are past. You are plunged you into a world of murder and suspense, where police used their wits to unearth clues and sometimes their fists too. These atmospheric stories are brought to life by the excellent narration, that seems to ooze emotional impact, cigarette smoke and fedoras.

Good Read

Coffee & Cigarettes: Pulp Noir Short Stories was a great read by Eric Leckey. This was a great collection of short stories set in pulp noir mysteries. Each of these stories were entertaining in their own way. I enjoyed these short stories and can't wait to read more by the authors.