Here are thirteen stories of the Paris suburbs, decidedly noir, to be savoured without sugar or sweetener. Featuring brand-new stories from: Cloe Mehdi, Karim Madani, Insa Sane, Christian Roux, Marc Villard, Jean-Pierre Rumeau, Timothee Demeillers, Rachid Santaki, Marc Fernandez, Guillaume Balsamo, Anne Secret, Anne-Sylvie Salzman, and Patrick Pecherot. (All stories were written in French and translated into English.)