Noir stories set in the emerald city.

Everyone wants something – to get back with someone, to get back at someone, or just to line their pockets.

In Shades of Seattle, brothers say goodbye for the last time in their own unique ways; strangers take the law into their own hands; a detective on the verge of retirement feels that crime control is out of his hands; a school principal accompanies a group of underprivileged kids to the city for a little culture with an agenda of his own.

This collection of noir stories finds characters who have been away from Seattle for a long time, returning with ideas of what the city can give them. Inspired by the area’s formidable soundtrack, Shades of Seattleis a dark love letter to the bands from the Emerald City.

They say that noir stories are about sex, money, and revenge. So strap in, because that is where we are going.