Clute and Edwards discuss the editing and publishing of noir fictionwith three members of this Day 2 Noircon panel: Charles Ardai, StaciaDecker, and Michael Langnas. Charles Ardai is the editor and publisherof the Hard Case Crime series. Stacia Decker is an editor who hasworked with such writers as Ray Banks, Declan Burke, Allan Guthrie andJohn McFetridge. Michael Langnas is the editor-in-chief of MurdalandMagazine, a crime-fiction journal put out by Baltimore-based publisherCortwright McMeel. The three guests offer us a behind-the-scenes lookinto the world of noir publishing. The panelists address violence innoir fiction, the complex appeal of noir, and the challenges andpleasures of editing and publishing noir writing. For more informationabout Noircon, visit the official conferencewebsite at www.noircon.com. For more information about the hard-boiledpodcasts of Clute and Edwards, visit www.noircast.net