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Hard-boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories (Paperback)

by Bill Pronzini (Editor), Jack Adrian (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: OUP USA; New Ed edition (7 Aug 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 019510353X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195103533
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.6 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 209,839 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mike Ripley, Daily Telegraph
"One of the best anthologies ever to trace the hard-nosed, amoral school of American short crime fiction."

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an anthology of consistently high quality, full of forgotten gems alongside the famous names, and a potent reminder that it's a noir, noir world. (John Williams, The Mail on Sunday )

One of the best anthologies ever to trace the hard-nosed, amoral school of American short crime fiction. (Mike Ripley, Daily Telegraph )

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5.0 out of 5 stars So entertaining, you'll forget you own a TV!, 20 Jun 2001
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This review is from: Hard-boiled: Anthology of American Crime Stories (Hardcover)
Where do I begin? I read this book when I was sixteen and as a crime and short story writer wannabe, it has influenced me heavily. For 90% of the time, each story is a good as the last one; a rare occurrence in such books. To be honest, it would be hard to compile a bad anthology which included Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain. It was the previous work of these three authors that sold the book to me and yet I was almost relieved (and certainly surprised) to discover that their contributions weren't my favourites. Hammett's "The Scorched Face" is a cracker and sets the pace and tone for the rest of the anthology. W.R. Burnett includes a follow-up to his "Little Caesar", Chandler's "I'll Be Waiting" just oozes atmosphere while David Goodis explores familiar themes and Jim Thompson gives his best. However, the real treat, the one story that should be re-read is Brett Halliday's "Human Interest Stuff". The twist in the tail is just the icing on the cake and immediately sent me back to the beginning to see how easily I was hoodwinked. The story is so cleverly structured however, that I didn't feel patronised by the author at all and upon re-visiting, I appreciated his technique even more. For a so-called "pulp" story, it had an incredible amount of depth and great characterisation. Paul Cain, the mystery man of the pulps, also contributes a minor masterpiece as do James M. Cain and William Cole. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys not just great crime literature (let's face it: there IS such a thing!) but also to readers who are interested in modern history and literature in general. In fact, if you like reading, then please read this book. It'll make your day and open your eyes.
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