Through December 31st, almost all the volumes in Akashic Books' Akashic Noir anthology series (for which we've gotten a couple of volumes free* during last year's generous Xmas countdown giveaway, are just $2.99 in the US at multiple retailers (couponable/VIP discount eligible @ Kobo).
Also, at Amazon CA & UK, many volumes are discounted to $3.70 CAD or around £2.25 (but apparently not at Kobo CA or UK, sadly).
This is an excellent series which for the main part commissions brand new stories (except from “The Classics” volumes which provide themed reprints) from well-known authors set in selected cities throughout the US and worldwide, and a really good way to introduce yourself to the works of new or new-to-you authors writing in particular locales. Especially if you're interested in international authors, many of whom are well established in their home countries but appearing for the first time in English translations in the Akashic Noir volumes.
Approximately 70+ of the volumes are on sale, which would set you back quite a bit if you got the lot, but not as much as picking them up off-sale would go (they rarely discount, and are usually some $10 USD or more).
Linkage for the lot @
Kobo US,
Amazon main, and
Amazon CA &
Amazon UK.
The
announcement page on their blog, and the
Noir series page on their website which gives the full details of the authors and contents of each title. NB: There are a couple of omnibus editions as part of the sale, so if you want the Boston volumes, be sure to get
Boston & Boston Noir 2: The Complete Set ($2.99 Amazon US, will have to price match @ Kobo US) instead of the individuals. And if you're interested in trying out your language skills,
San Juan Noir also exists in the
original Spanish-language edition, also part of the sale.
* We received Moscow Noir, Rome Noir, Barcelona Noir, Havana Noir, and Brussels Noir (also once offered as a Kobo VIP free book selection), according to a forum search.