Jonathan Santlofer - L.A. Noire - The Collected Stories

Francine Prosehas written fifteen novels, among them Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and, most recently, My New American Life. Her books of nonfiction include The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired, Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles, Gluttony, and Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife . Her book Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them was a New York Times bestseller. Her stories, reviews, cultural criticism, and essays have appeared in such publications as The New Yorker , the New York Times , the New York Review of Books , and ARTNews , and she is a contributing editor at Harper’s and BOMB . Formerly the president of PEN American Center, Prose is the recipient of the Washington University International Humanities Medal, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Edith Wharton Achievement Award, a Guggenheim fellowship, two NEA grants, and a PEN Translation Prize. She is currently a distinguished writer in residence at Bard College. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the New York Institute for the Humanities, and has been a resident in literature at the American Academy in Rome. She was one of the first recipients of a Director’s Fellowship at the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.

Jonathan Santloferis the author of five crime novels, among them his debut novel, The Death Artist, which received national attention and was translated into more than twenty languages, and Anatomy of Fear, winner of the Nero Award in 2008. He is also coeditor of the highly acclaimed anthology The Dark End of the Street . The recipient of two NEA grants, he has been a visiting artist at the Vermont Studio Center, the American Academy in Rome, and serves on the board of Yaddo, the oldest arts community in the U.S. His short fiction appears in several anthologies and collections, including The Rich and the Dead, edited by Nelson DeMille, and the forthcoming New Jersey Noir, edited by Joyce Carol Oates. Santlofer is also a well-known artist: his work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, and JPMorgan Chase.

Duane Swierczynskiis the author of several crime thrillers, including the Edgar Award–nominated Expiration Date and Fun & Games , the first in a new series published by Mulholland Books. He’s also written about the characters Punisher, Cable, the Immortal Iron Fist, Werewolf by Night, Black Widow, and Deadpool for Marvel Comics, and is collaborating with CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker on the Level 26 series of bestselling “digi-novel” thrillers, including Dark Origins and Dark Prophecy . He and his family live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Andrew Vachssis a lawyer who represents children and youth exclusively. His many books include eighteen novels in the Burke series and four collections of short stories. His work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy , and The New York Times, among other publications. For more information about Mr. Vachss and his work, visit www.vachss.com.

Produced and developed by Rockstar Games and Team Bondi, L.A. Noire is a dark and violent crime thriller that blends breathtaking action with true detective work to deliver an unprecedented interactive experience. Following the story of a young detective’s rise to prominence in the LAPD, L.A. Noire lets players solve complex, historically-inspired crimes in a beautifully-recreated and fully interactive rendition of 1947 Los Angeles. Interrogate witnesses, search for clues, and chase down suspects as you struggle to find the truth in a city where everyone has something to hide. L.A. Noire is available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

Founded in 1998 and based in New York, Rockstar Games is the publisher of some of the world’s best-selling and critically acclaimed videogames, including the record-breaking Grand Theft Auto series, Red Dead Redemption, the Max Payne series, Manhunt and Bully.

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Introduction copyright © 2011 by Charles Ardai. Originally published by Rockstar Games.“See the Woman,” copyright © 2011 by Lawrence Block. Originally published by Rockstar Games.“Naked Angel,” copyright © 2011 by Joe R. Lansdale. Originally published by Rockstar Games.“BLACK DAHLIA & WHITE ROSE: Unofficial Investigation into the (Unsolved) Kidnapping-Torture-Rape-Murder-Dissection of Elizabeth Short, 24, Caucasian Female, Los Angeles, CA, January 1947,” copyright © 2011 by Joyce Carol Oates. Originally published by Rockstar Games. “What’s in a Name?” copyright © 2011 by Jonathan Santlofer. Originally published by Rockstar Games.“Postwar Boom,” copyright © 2011 by Andrew Vachss. Originally published by Rockstar Games.“Hell of an Affair,” copyright © 2011 by Duane Swierczynski. Originally published by Rockstar Games.“School for Murder,” copyright © 2011 by Francine Prose. Originally published by Rockstar Games.“The Girl,” copyright © 2011 by Megan Abbott. Originally published by Rockstar Games.