On the heels of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx, the borough of Queens enters the chambers of noir in this riveting collection edited by defense attorney and acclaimed fiction writer Robert Knightly.

Коннор Маккой не был женоненавистником, однако мысль о женитьбе была для него непереносима. И вот однажды на свадьбе брата его окликнула девушка с копной рыжих волос. «Да, — подумал он, — видно, не один глупец попался в эти путы». Коннор оказался пророком…

The French Quarter: where seduction is a game…and the rules are meant to be broken The Game: Obsession The Players: Josie Villefranche, notorious hotel owner, Drew Morrison, business shark Object of the Game: Have a Cajun-hot love affair, without getting burned Bordello-turned-hotel-owner Josie has a hands-off rule when it comes to men. Too many have wanted her only for her talents in bed. But when too-sexy-to-resist Drew checks in, she decides to make an exception: use him, then lose him – no regrets. Ruthless businessman Drew has a hidden agenda: to buy the cash-strapped hotel. But he's been bedding its bewitching proprietor instead. When a murder puts Josie in both financial and legal...