Down the Darkest Street

<h4>Les Standiford directs the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University in Miami and is the author of two dozen books and novels, including the John Deal series of crime thrillers and, most recently, <em>Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct and the Rise of Los Angeles</em>.</h4>

Les Standiford

Scarcely Schwarzeneggarian: Alex Segura’s South Florida Crime Fiction

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter, eh?" — Dashiell Hammett

Noir

Les Standiford directs the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University in Miami and is the author of two dozen books and novels, including the John Deal series of crime thrillers and, most recently, <em>Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct and the Rise of Los Angeles</em>.