Collects the best American crime stories ever published, culled from the pulp magazines of the thirties, forties, and fifties and featuring such titles as "Dime Detective," "Black Mask," and "The Shadow." Original.
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Or American Digest, since editors Gorman and Greenberg (Love Kills, p. 595, etc.), joined by veteran Pronzini (A Wasteland of Strangers, p. 914, etc.), contend that the true high-water mark of short noir fiction was the period from 1950 to 1970, after Black Mask and its ilk had already been killed off by inexpensive paperbacks and TV, and digests like Manhunt and Pursuit reigned supreme. In evidence they offer a monster collection of 35 stories running the gamut from ironic anecdotes (Evan Hunter, Mickey Spillane, Donald E. Westlake, John Lutz, James Reasoner, Frederic Brown, John Jakes) to hard-boiled whodunits (Marcia Muller, Robert J. Randisi, Richard S. Prather, Craig Rice) to substantial novellas (Talmage Powell, Norbert Davis, Leigh Brackett, Richard Matheson). The real revelation is how many of these alleged actioners (like those by Vin Packer, David Goodis, Wade Miller, and Herbert Kastle) work most effectively as mood pieces in the manner of Poe, their great progenitor. A bargain--only $12.95 for 560 pages of the stuff your mother warned you to keep away from. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 2482681-6
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004884612
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Seller: Uncle Hugo's SF/Uncle Edgar's Mystery, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 159082
Seller: Bookmax, Orinda, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Signed on the title page by editor Bill Pronzini and by contributor Marcia Muller at her story. Softcover in very good plus condition. Mild shelf wear. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 11542
Seller: The Red Onion Bookshoppe, Hanover, IN, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Book moderatley worn and rubbed. Seller Inventory # 007881
Seller: M.A.D. fiction, Grimsby, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Softcover in very good condition some moderate creases and mild shelf wear. Collects 35 short stories by some of the best names in crime fiction. Seller Inventory # 3
Seller: NorWester, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Carroll & Graf edition. Anthology of early pulp stories from crime fiction's heavy hitters (Marcia Muller, Mickey Spillane, Ed McBain, Donald Westlake, etc.) No frills presentation treated excellently nonetheless -- tight, clean, spotless. Fine condition. See photos. Seller Inventory # ABE-1701065508232