Inscribed and signed by 12 of the authors to recipients on or near the first page of each of their stories: ROBERT BLOCH, WILLIAM F. NOLAN;LOIS DU LAC;MICHAEL COLLINS;JOHN BALL;HELENE JUAREZ PHILIPS;NAN HAMILTON;JOHN STEVENSON;MAXINE O'CALLAHAN;JON L. BREEN;ELIZABETH MCCOY & HARRY PRINCE. Otherwise fine in fine dust jacket. No jacket tears or chips. No prior owner markings or bookplate and no remainder mark. Seller Inventory # 115412

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Title: Murder California Style: The Southern ...

Publisher: St Martins Press, New York

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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An anthology of short stories by such authors as Brian Garfield, Jon Breen, Raymond Obstfeld, John Ball, Robert Bloch, and Lois Du Lac

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This disappointing anthology collects 22 stories, from 1951 to 1987, by 23 members of the Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. There are big names hereJon Breen, Dan Marlowe, Brian Garfield, John Stevenson, Joseph Hansen, John Ball, Robert Bloch, William Campbell Gaultbut only a few of the stories are up to the authors' reputations. Bloch's "Final Performance" (1960) has overtones of The Postman Always Rings Twice, including a final twist with a grisly surprise from the author of Psycho that will jolt jaded readers. Gault's "And Murder Makes Four" is a classic hard-boiled story, no surprises, but lots of terrific California color. Most of the contributions are fairly predictable, but even the eight original stories seem dated next to Bloch and Gault, and John Stevenson's introduction oversells "the best in the business."
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