A Flash of Noir: Flash Fiction & Very Short Stories with a Twist

by Christopher Pinto

A Flash of Noir is a collection of flash fiction and short, short stories, laid down old-school style by master mystery writer Christopher Pinto. Writing in the genre of gumshoe detectives and sultry dames, creepy horror and hep cat jive, Pinto has put together a series of mostly one-page, 60-second reads that will transport you to another time...a darker, more sinister time.

From smokey bars in New York City to the tropical islands of the Florida keys, A Flash of Noir takes you for a spin through the seediest gin joints and darkest alleys. One minute you're speeding down I-95 in a hot rod, the next you're tasting cheap whiskey in a basement tap room where the women are heartless and the men are unforgiving. Gangsters, cops, private eyes, strippers, murderers, phantoms...plus a few comedy pieces to keep you from wanting to slit your wrists.

Over 40 stories of crime fiction, ghost stories, retro fiction and short beatnik poetry plus noir-esque original photographs by the author make this a fast, fun read. There's even a flash written entirely of song titles...see if you can list every one!

Pinto is author of the new, up-and-coming Detective Bill Riggins paranormal mystery series, of which Murder Behind the Closet Door and Murder on Tiki Island have already been met with rave reviews. Murder Under the Boards, The Atlantic City Murder Mystery is due out next...soon.

58 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 6, 2011

About the author

Christopher Pinto, is a Crazy Hot Rod Drivin' Sax Playin' Burger Eatin' Retro Kat living in In Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Current titles include:
"Murder Behind the Closet Door: The Wildwood Paranormal Mystery"

"Murder on Tiki Island: A Paranormal Mystery in the Florida Keys"

"Murder Under the Boards: The Atlantic City Paranormal Mystery"

"A Flash of Noir: Flash Fiction and Short Stories with a Twist"

"How to Kill Vampires because they are unnatural jerks"

Pinto is the author/editor of Tiki Lounge Talk (http://tikiloungetalk.com), a web-lounge dedicated to remembering the kool stuff from the Atomic Age and beyond, from big band music to cocktails at the Tiki Bar. He's been writing for over 25 years, has had several plays produced, and has won awards for his creative efforts. During the 1990s he was producer/director of a highly successful traveling theater company in the Atlantic City area, StarDust Productions.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is jam-packed with extremely short stories that leave you longing for more. Some could be a beginning, others seem to be just a snapshot of a persons' life. All of them leave you hanging. I hope that Christopher will turn each of these into complete books. Some of the stories, are snippets of some books he has written. Christopher gives just a little taste to get you wanting more.
The stories themselves get me though. Some are kind of twisted, but then I expected that because the title warned me. Yet each story was so real. So life-like. A must read!

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great collection of short stories, quick flash pieces, and
reminisces. The author purposefully apes the feel of a forties noir pulp
magazine and actually succeeds in conveying the emotions of such old
pulp. Some of what's in here are gems and some quick asides. It's all
easily readable and a lot of fun to read. I am very interested in seeing
what else this author has up his sleeve. Whiskey, cars, and broads.

[John Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

easy bites of quick-read tales.

[Jan Moens · Rating 4 out of 5]

6,5/10

[Sneh Pradhan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Under developed plots and crude premises ....... this collection of flash fiction didnt provide even a flash of liking to my mind .

[Ernest Russell]

Good, short noir stories.