Download or read book Men of the Mean Streets: Gay Noir written by Greg Herren and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noir has always been one of the most popular—and darkest—sub-genres of the mystery field. Following in the footsteps of such masters of the form as James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, and Dashiell Hammett, some of the top writers of gay mystery explore this territory of amoral tough guys with a cynical view of the world by giving classic noir a gay twist. Edited by award winning author/editors Greg Herren and J.M. Redmann, Men of the Mean Streets changes the face of gay mystery—and the reader may never look at gay life and culture in the same way again.