KL noir : red /
Kuala Lumpur noir
editor, Amir Muhammad.
- 270 pages ; 19 cm
Intro / Amir Muhammad -- The runner / Adib Zaini -- Mamak murder mystery / Marc de Faoite -- Asian angel / Shaz Johar -- A gift of flowers / Shih-Li Kow -- Kiss from a rose / Fadzlishah Johnanabas -- After dark, my love / Dina Zaman -- The oracle of truth / Eeleen Lee -- Chasing butterflies in the night / Kris Williamson -- The dualist / Shivani Sivaguraunathan -- Vanished / Khairulnizam Bakeri -- Cannibal vs. Ah Long / Megat Ishak -- The machete and me / Dayang Noor -- The unbeliever / Amir Hafizi -- Mud / Brian Gomez.
'KL NOIR: Red is the first of 4 volumes about the Malaysian capital city's dark side. There are 14 short stories and one essay about the seedy, the sinister and sometimes the spooky. You will find murder, drug-dealing, kidnapping, sexual depravity, prostitution, celebrity secrets, suicides, academic rivalry, gangsters, police brutality, cannibalism, black magic, creepy rituals, political corruption and even busking. It's all totally fictional. Well, maybe the cannibalism is.'