Death is a Private Eye - Softcover

Brewer, Gil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1944520775 ISBN 13: 9781944520779

Publisher: Stark House Press, 2019

Synopsis

DEATH IS A PRIVATE EYE“The reason these stories are being published only now, rather than 40 or more years ago when they were first written, is that Gil Brewer’s markets have come back to him. Brewer published his first great noir story in 1955, and he kept writing great noir stories for more than 20 years, long after there were magazines eager to buy them. . . . Now, in 2019, with Brewer’s reputation as an important figure in 20th-century American crime writing continuing to grow, the time has come for his later short stories finally to find their audience.”—from the Introduction by David Rachels

About this title

From the Inside Flap

“At the peak of his story-writing career, from September 1954 to October 1956, Gil Brewer kept a log of the stories that he completed. This log appears to have been kept in real time with Brewer noting when he finished each story, sent it to his agent, and then waited for news. Usually, the news was good, and Brewer would record who had paid how much for his work. Sometimes, however, the news was bad, and Brewer would note that a particular manuscript had been returned to him. “In the 26 months covered by Brewer’s log, he sold 39 of the 55 stories that he wrote. These are the 16 stories that his agent failed to sell...” —from the Introduction by David Rachels

About the Author

Gil Brewer was born Nov. 20, 1922 in Canandaigua, NY. After leaving the army at the end of WWII, he joined his family who had settled in St. Petersburg, Florida. There he met Verlaine in 1947 and married her soon after. Brewer started by writing serious novels, but soon turned to paperback originals after a sale to Gold Medal Books in 1950. At his height, he was a brilliant writer of sharply defined noir thrillers, usually involving a male protagonist driven to crime by the sexual allure of a young siren. But unwilling to promote himself, his career took a turn for the worse after a mental breakdown, and a long decline into alcoholism. Brewer died on Jan. 9, 1983.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stark House Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1944520775
• ISBN 13: 9781944520779
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Rachels David