- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd; First edition edition (6 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0434011819
- ISBN-13: 978-0434011810
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,973,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Short stories from Mark Billingham, Reginald Hill, Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Lehane, George P. Pelecanos, Peter Robinson and other masters of crime fiction
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An anthology of coming of ages stories written from a masculine perspective, this collection includes writing by Mark Billingham, Lawrence Block, Bill Moody, Daniel Woodrell among many well-known authors. It also includes a novella by Andrew Coburn.
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"Your father picks you up from prison in a stolen Dodge Neon with an eight-ball in the glove compartment and a hooker named Mandy in the back seat." This is the riveting opening line from a marvellous short story by Dennis Lehane - one of seventeen contributions from seventeen masters of contemporary crime fiction - including also Mark Billingham, Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, John Harvey (who edited the collection too), Reginald Hill, George Pelecanos, and Peter Robinson.
From the rat-infested trenches of the First World War near Passchendaele to the present day mean streets of Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC and elsewhere these gripping stories explore the bonds of friends and family. Little is perfect in these relationships - murder, robbery, fraud, revenge and more are on the menu. John Harvey is to be congratulated on editing an exciting and truly excellent collection with something to suit all fans of the genre. Very satisfying and highly recommended.
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strong suspense anthology,
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This review is from: Men from Boys (Paperback)
The sixteen short stories and one novella (Andrew Coburn's My Father's Daughter) focus on men coming of age when faced with a crisis that makes each protagonist have to use a path that will hopefully leave them with self-esteem and respect. Interestingly none of the characters are similar in temperament, varying in social or economic class and even age as some boys do not become men until their thirties and older. The settings also vary from Manhattan to the World War I front and obviously differing time periods. What they have in common is that each tale is a superb suspense thriller with the center being a boy turning into a man trying to cope with difficult situations that mature someone rather quickly and that the authors are all men. John Harvey of Charlie Resnick fame brings together a virtue hall of fame of male suspense writers and each hits a thrilling home run.
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