Cloak and Dagger: A Treasury of 35 Great Espionage Stories
by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), Bill Pronzini (Editor)
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Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 - June 25, 2011) was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books; he was also a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel. Some of his anthologies included: Past Imperfect (2001), Once Upon a Galaxy show more (2002) and Sirius: The Dog Star (2004). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Bill Pronzini was born in Petaluma, California on April 13, 1943. His first novel, The Stalker, was published in 1971. He is best known for his creation of the Nameless Detective Mystery series, as well as several westerns and novels of dark suspense. He has been a full time writer since 1969. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more show more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. He has won numerous awards including three Shamus Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Mystery Writers of America. His book Snowbound received the Grand Prix de la Litterature Policiere, as the best crime novel published in France in 1988. Pronzini has established himself as a master of the Western novel as well as earning a name for himself in the dark fiction genre. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Cloak and Dagger: A Treasury of 35 Great Espionage Stories
- Original title
- Cloak and Dagger: A Treasury of 35 Great Espionage Stories
- Original publication date
- 1988
- Disambiguation notice
- Contents:
- Introduction / Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg
- A Curious Experience / Mark Twain
- The Story of a Conscience / Ambrose Bierce
- Two Fishers / Guy de Maupassant
- The Traitor / ... (show all)W. Somerset Maugham
- The Diamond of Kali / O. Henry
- "Somewhere in France" / Richard Harding Davis
- The Phantom Fleet / E. Phillips Oppenheim
- The Informer / Joseph Conrad
- The Kingsmouth Spy Case / Ernest Bramah
- The Pigeon Man / Valentine Williams
- The Hairless Mexican / W. Somerset Maugham
- A Man's Foes / Pearl S. Buck
- The Little Lady from Servia / E. Phillips Oppenheim
- A Tall Story / G.K. Chesterton
- Strictly Diplomatic / John Dickson Carr
- The Army of the Shadows / Eric Ambler
- Flight into Disaster / Erle Stanley Gardner
- The Russian Prisoner / Leslie Charteris
- The Traitor / Lawrence G. Blochman
- Cloak and Digger / John Jakes
- Cross-Over / Michael Gilbert
- To Slay an Eagle / Stephen Dentinger
- The Little Green Book / Jack Ritchie
- S.P.Y. in the Sky / Bruce Cassiday
- The Case of XX2 / Julian Symons
- The Spy and the Bermuda Cypher / Edward D. Hoch
- The Sports Page / Isaac Asimov
- Hide and Seek—Russian Style / Patricia McGerr
- Salamander Four / Peter O'Donnell
- Non-Interference / Janwillem van de Wettering
- The Monster in the Maze / Ron Goulart
- Best-Sellers Guaranteed / Joe R. Lansdale
- Winds of Change / John Lutz
- Charlie's Game / Brian Garfield
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- 813.0872 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Mystery fiction
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- PS648 .S85 .C5 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
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