...I'd say they immediately present several conditions (mostly of the heart) which lead to crimes of many types. From a mix of the stereotypical and the unpredictable in Lisa Allen-Agostini's "Pot Luck," where woman-wrangling, weed-smoking, weed-dealing "Rastas" battle to their deaths, to two lonely women who commit a surprising crime in Kevin Baldeosingh's "Rape," the first two stories in Trinidad Noir set a torrid pace for what I hope will be a satisfying read.
Win a copy of Trinidad Noir:
If you'd like to win a copy of the collection to judge for yourself, simply be the first to name five Caribbean short story writers and at least one of each writer's short story works featured here on signifyinguyana.
(Hmmm...This isn't as easy as it looks.)
UPDATE
An interested follower of this blog submitted the following list of Caribbean short story writers and their works featured here since I started this blog, and has won a copy of Trinidad Noir. Congratulations and thanks for reading me, my friend!
ruel johnson - april
mark mcwatt - sky
deryck bernard - big joe
ian mcdonald - pot o'rice horowitz's house of solace
elizabeth walcott-hacksaw - here
Anyone else interested in reading this latest collection of stories by seasoned and new short story writers from Trinidad can purchase a copy here for $12.44.
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Thanks.
