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A Century of Noir: Thirty-two Classic Crime Stories

by Mickey Spillane (Editor), Max Allan Collins (Editor)

Other authors: Lawrence Block (Contributor), Leigh Brackett (Contributor), Gil Brewer (Contributor), Fredric Brown (Contributor), James M. Cain (Contributor) — 27 more, Max Allan Collins (Contributor), John Carroll Daly (Contributor), Norbert Davis (Contributor), Loren D. Estleman (Contributor), William Campbell Gault (Contributor), David Goodis (Contributor), Ed Gorman (Contributor), Chester Himes (Contributor), Dorothy B. Hughes (Contributor), Evan Hunter (Contributor), John Jakes (Contributor), Stuart M. Kaminsky (Contributor), John Lutz (Contributor), John D. MacDonald (Contributor), Ross MacDonald (Contributor), Stephen Marlowe (Contributor), Lia Matera (Contributor), William P. McGivern (Contributor), Marcia Muller (Contributor), Sara Paretsky (Contributor), Talmage Powell (Contributor), Richard S. Prather (Contributor), Bill Pronzini (Contributor), Robert J. Randisi (Contributor), Benjamin M. Schutz (Contributor), Mickey Spillane (Contributor), Donald E. Westlake (Contributor)

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Thirty-two stories of stunning ingenuity. Thirty-two writers of legendary genius. One hundred years of crime fiction in a one-of-a-kind collection.
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I still have an aversion to short stories... ( )
  evil_cyclist | Mar 16, 2020 |
A good review of an old and still in play genre of crime fiction. Mostly old but good with Muller, Pronzini and both MacdDonalds among my favorites. ( )
  jamespurcell | Sep 3, 2019 |
I liked a lot of the stories in here and it introduced me to some new authors, but I also discovered that noir doesn't just mean wise cracking detectives. Some of these stories were pretty dark. ( )
  aulsmith | Apr 17, 2008 |
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Spillane, MickeyEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Collins, Max AllanEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Block, LawrenceContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brackett, LeighContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brewer, GilContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brown, FredricContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cain, James M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Collins, Max AllanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Daly, John CarrollContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Davis, NorbertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Estleman, Loren D.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gault, William CampbellContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Goodis, DavidContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gorman, EdContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Himes, ChesterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hughes, Dorothy B.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hunter, EvanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jakes, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kaminsky, Stuart M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lutz, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
MacDonald, John D.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
MacDonald, RossContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Marlowe, StephenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Matera, LiaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
McGivern, William P.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Muller, MarciaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Paretsky, SaraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Prather, Richard S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pronzini, BillContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Randisi, Robert J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Schutz, Benjamin M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Spillane, MickeyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Westlake, Donald E.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Contains:
  • Introduction / Max Allan Collins
  • Meanest Cop in the World / Chester Himes
  • Just Another Stiff / Carroll John Daly
  • Something for the Sweeper / Norbert Davis
  • I Feel Bad Killing You / Leigh Brackett
  • Don't Look Behind You / Fredric Brown
  • Death Comes Gift-Wrapped / William P. McGivern
  • Murder for Money / John D. MacDonald
  • Cigarette Girl / James M. Cain
  • Guilt-Edged Blonde / Ross MacDonald
  • Gesture / Gil Brewer
  • Plunge / David Goodis
  • Tomorrow I Die / Mickey Spillane
  • Never Shake a Family Tree / Donald E. Westlake
  • Somebody Cares / Talmage Powell
  • Granny Woman / Dorothy B. Hughes
  • Wanted – Dead and Alive / Stephen Marlowe
  • Double Take / Richard S. Prather
  • Real Shape of the Coast / John Lutz
  • Dead Men Don't Dream / Evan Hunter
  • Used / Loren D. Estleman
  • Busted Blossoms / Stuart M. Kaminsky
  • Kerman Kill / William Campbell Gault
  • Deceptions / Marcia Muller
  • Nickel Derby / Robert J. Randisi
  • Reason Why / Ed Gorman
  • No Comment / John Jakes
  • How Would You Like It? / Lawrence Block
  • Grace Notes / Sara Paretsky
  • One Night at Dolores Park / Bill Pronzini
  • Dead Drunk / Lia Matera
  • Kaddish for the Kid / Max Allan Collins
  • Lost and Found / Benjamin M. Schutz
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813.087208Literature › English (North America) › American fiction › By type › Genre fiction › Adventure fiction › Mystery fiction

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PS648.D4Language and Literature › American literature › American literature › Collections of American literature › Prose (General)

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