As promised, we're pleased to be able to present Joe R. Lansdale's short story, "Naked Angel," from the forthcoming anthology L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories (available electronically June 6). Lansdale is one of our favorite crime writers working today—if you haven't read his "Hap and Leonard" series, we suggest you being (preferably with the first one)—so to be able to bring his newest work to the world is something we can't overstate our excitement about. He may write mostly about Texas, but the way he embraces the seedy underbelly of 1940s Los Angeles ain't too shabby either. The story begins after the jump.
Razors May 19th, 2011 at 07:02 AM
I agree the Hap and Leonard books are great and I recommend Mucho Mojo and Bad Chili. For a novel on LA crime to match the period of LA Noire I recommend youngest the novels of James Ellroy. Start with the Black Dahlia and you will not be able to stop reading until you have finished the series.
Chuck May 29th, 2011 at 09:21 AM
Awesome story, a very good side story for the game. I hope they would made a DLC compose of missions based on these short stories.
Grizzly June 8th, 2011 at 04:25 AM
I second the request for missions based on the short stories, particularly this one of Joe Lansdale and the one by Andrew Vachss in the e-book. They both have great plots.