"Rome Noir "looks beyond the tourist facade of Italy's capital. This is the real city of Fellini, Pasolini, and countless other major artists who devoted their lives to depicting its grandeur and decadence.

Brand-new stories from: Antonio Scurati, C.D. Formetta, Diego De Silva, Enrico Franceschini, Boosta, Francesca Mazzucato, Marcello Fois, Gianrico Carofiglio, Carlo Lucarelli, Maxim Jakubowski, Evelina Santangelo, Nicola LaGioia, Tommaso Pincio, Antonio Pascale, Nicoletta Vallorani, Giuseppe Genna, and others.

Chiara Stangalino is an organizer of the Courmayeur Noir In Festival. She lives in Turin, Italy.

Maxim Jakubowski is a British editor and writer. He reviews crime fiction for the "Guardian "and runs London's Crime Scene Festival.