Prison Noir edited by Joyce Carol Oates

I have often said that I could see sitting in prison, being able to just relax and read books for a while.

This book has changed my mind about that. Some of these stories have you feeling sorry for the individual, some have you hating the individual, but all are extremely well-written and there are a few that surprised me a lot.

You have images of men and women in prison who are probably not well educated or well written. Untrue according to these stories.

This book is filled with draw-you-in stories and some even leave you wanting to know the outcome for these prisoners.

This was very well done and edited perfectly by the great Joyce Carol Oates.

http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/prison-noir/