Tag Archives: Hard Case Crime
The Back Story to the Lost James Cain Novel
A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about the discovery and upcoming 2o12 publication of a James M. Cain novel. Thrilling news for fans. Last night, thanks to The Rap Sheet’s newsletter, I got the back story to … Continue reading
Filed under Fiction, publishing, Swierczynski Duane
Incredible News from Hard Case Crime
Charles Ardai, founder of Hard Case Crime just announced that after a 9-year search, Hard Case Crime has “located and secured the rights” to a never-before published James M. Cain novel. The book is called The Cocktail Waitress. Here’s a … Continue reading
Filed under Collins, Max Allan, Fiction
Murder is My Business by Brett Halliday
“He said I should see a private detective and you were the cheapest one in New Orleans.” As a member of the Hard Case Crime Book Club, I never know which book is going to appear on my doorstep. Some … Continue reading
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The Corpse Wore Pasties by Jonny Porkpie
“So what was this exactly? That you were doin’? Some kinda strip show?” said Officer Brooklyn. “Some kinda titty show?” echoed Officer Bronx I love Hard Case Crime. This is a publisher who’s committed–heart and soul–to reviving long-lost pulp and … Continue reading
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Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie
“First rule of debt collecting: If you want to improve the odds on your client being at home, visit him at night when he ought to be curled up in bed asleep. Second rule: Always carry a weapon.” Kiss Her … Continue reading
Filed under Guthrie Allan
Fake ID by Jason Starr
“Maybe it would take a little longer to get to Hollywood than I’d thought, but I’d get there eventually. I knew I had too much talent to go unnoticed forever.” Jason Starr is a new author for me. He makes … Continue reading
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Somebody Owes Me Money by Donald Westlake
“But what if I spun around like that, and the guy with the gun was Robert Mitchum?” Like any good pulp novel, Someone Owes Me Money pulls the reader right into the plot with very few preliminaries. The book’s protagonist … Continue reading
Filed under Westlake, Donald
361 by Donald Westlake
“Your father. You think you know him. You forget he lived a lot of years before he started you. All of a sudden you find out you never knew who the hell he was.” Ok, so I’m a self-confessed Hard … Continue reading
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The Cutie by Donald Westlake
“One gets over the loss of a possession, no matter how valuable it once seemed.” It was very sad to hear of the death of author Donald Westlake in December 2008. His death signaled an end to a wonderful writing … Continue reading
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