Dick Lochte, author of the award winning mystery novel Sleeping Dog has brought this cool online audio event to our attention. NPR station affiliate KCRW presents:

Mean Streets USA: A Collection of Short Crime Fiction

This will be broadcast on radio and simulcast on the internet, Thursday, November 24 from 1 to 4 pm (PST) and Friday, November 25, Noon to 5 (PST)

The works on offer are:

• The Angry Man by Ross Macdonald; Read by Stacy Keach
• Karen Makes Out by Elmore Leonard; Read by Sharon Lawrence
• Silver Lining by Walter Mosley; Read by Meshach Taylor
• Serpents' Dance by Jim Fusilli; Read by Tate Donovan
• I'll Be Waiting by Raymond Chandler; Read by Dakin Matthews
• Hard World by Andrew Vachss; Read by Kevin Tighe
• The Parker Shotgun by Sue Grafton; Read by Harriet Harris
• The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us by George P. Pelecanos; Read by Tony Plana
• Cielo Azul by Michael Connelly; Read by John Michael Higgins
• A Tough Case to Figure by Dick Lochte; Read by Jefferson Mays

KCRW that can be found at 89.9 FM in the Santa Monica, CA or on www.KCRW.com.

posted by Jesse