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Charlaine Harris (Editor)

Crimes by Moonlight

Editura: BERKLEY PUB GROUP

Anul aparitiei: 2011

A winning mystery collection edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris--featuring an original Sookie Stackhouse story. Nighttime is the perfect time for the perfect crime--especially in the realm of the paranormal. Featuring fascinating, frightening, and sometimes funny stories by Mystery Writers of America including Carolyn Hart, Barbara D'Amato, Margart Maron, Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane, and Elaine Viets, Crimes by Moonlight is your portal to the dark side and all its wonders.

Otto Penzler (Editor)

Murder at the Racetrack

Editura: MYSTERIOUS PR

Anul aparitiei: 2006

Lawrence Block, in Keller by a Nose," asks what obsession holds more hazards than betting on the ponies. The answer will surprise you...Max Allan Collins's "That Kind of Nag" proves that it's bad to play the wrong horse, but worse to pick the wrong woman..."The Great, the Good and the Not-So-Good" by H.R.F. Keating warns against old English ladies at the racecourse...Joyce Carol Oates shows how a young woman teams to trust a prize stallion more than her violent lover in "Meadowlands"...and Scott Wolven's "Pinwheel" offers a Japanese lesson in flying horses and honor among thieves."--BOOK JACKET.

Harlan Coben (Editor)

The Best American Mystery Stories

Editura: MARINER BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2011

The Best American Series(R) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected--and most popular--of its kind. The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 includes Lawrence Block, Brendan DuBois, Loren D. Estleman, Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin, Ed Gorman, Richard Lange, S. J. Rozan, Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, and others

Edward Gorman (Editor)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: 3: Third Annual Collection

Editura: FORGE

Anul aparitiei: 2002

More than 200,000 words of great crime and suspense fiction Each year, Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, editors of The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, have reached farther past the boundaries of the United States to find the very best suspense from the world over. In this third volume of their series they have included stories from Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom as well as, of course, a number of fine stories from the U.S.A. Among these tales are winners of the Edgar Award, the Silver Dagger Award of the British Crime Writers, and other major awards in the field. In addition, here are reports on the field of mystery and crime writing from correspondents in the U.S. (Jon L. Breen), England (Maxim Jakubowski), Canada (Edo Van Belkom), Australia (David Honeybone), and Germany (Thomas Woertche). Altogether, with nearly 250,000 words of the best short suspense published in 2001, this bounteous volume is, as the Wall Street Journal said of the previous year's compilation, "the best value-for-money of any such anthology." The A-to-Z of the authors should excite the interest of any mystery reader: Robert Barnard - Lawrence Block - Jon L. Breen - Wolfgang Burger - ...

Garyn G. Roberts (Author)

Dick Tracy and American Culture: Morality and Mythology, Text and Context

Editura: MCFARLAND & CO INC

Anul aparitiei: 2003

In October 1931, Dick Tracy made his debut on the pages of the Detroit Mirror. Since then America's most famous crime fighter has tangled with a variety of protagonists from locations as diverse as the inner city and outer space, all the time maintaining the moral high ground while reflecting American popular culture. Through extensive research and interviews with Chester Gould (the creator of "Dick Tracy"), his assistants, Dick Locher (the current artist), Max Allan Collins (who scripted the stories for more than 15 years) and many others associated with the strip, Dick Tracy as a cultural icon emerges. The strips use of both innovative and established police methods and the true-to-life portrayals of Tracy's family and fellow cops are detailed. The artists behind the strip are fully revealed and Dick Tracy paraphernalia and the 1990 movie Dick Tracy are discussed. Dick Tracy's appearances in other media--books, comics, radio, movie serials, "B" movies, television dramas, and animated cartoons--are fully covered.

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Mickey Spillane on Screen: A Complete Study of the Television and Film Adaptations

Editura: MCFARLAND & CO INC

Anul aparitiei: 2012

In the mid-20th century, Mickey Spillane was the sensation of not just mystery fiction but publishing itself. The level of sex and violence in his Mike Hammer thrillers (starting with I, the Jury in 1947) broke down long-held taboos and engendered a near hysterical critical backlash. Nonetheless, Spillane's influence has been felt--reflections of Hammer are visible in nearly every subsequent tough guy of fiction and film, including James Bond, Dirty Harry, Shaft, Billy Jack, and Jack Bauer. Spillane's fiction came to the screen in a series of films that include Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and The Girl Hunters (1963) with the author himself playing his private eye. These films, and television series starring Darren McGavin and Stacy Keach respectively, are examined in a lively, knowledgeable fashion by Spillane experts. Included are cast and crew listings, brief biographical entries on key persons, and a lengthy interview with Spillane.

Otto Penzler (Editor)

Murder at the Racetrack

Editura: MYSTERIOUS PR

Anul aparitiei: 2006

Lawrence Block, in Keller by a Nose," asks what obsession holds more hazards than betting on the ponies. The answer will surprise you...Max Allan Collins's "That Kind of Nag" proves that it's bad to play the wrong horse, but worse to pick the wrong woman..."The Great, the Good and the Not-So-Good" by H.R.F. Keating warns against old English ladies at the racecourse...Joyce Carol Oates shows how a young woman teams to trust a prize stallion more than her violent lover in "Meadowlands"...and Scott Wolven's "Pinwheel" offers a Japanese lesson in flying horses and honor among thieves."--BOOK JACKET.

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Florida Getaway

Editura: POCKET BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2010

Lieutenant Horatio Caine leads a crack team of forensic scientists who investigate crimes amid the tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Together, they collect and analyze the evidence to expose the truth and to bring justice to those who often cannot speak for themselves: the victims. FLORIDA GETAWAY Thomas Lessor left Las Vegas for Miami to get away from it all -- in fact, he felt certain he was going to get away with murder. But he was wrong, and the Las Vegas PD soon contacted Miami with a warrant for his arrest. Hot on his trail, the Miami CSIs are called to the scene of his abandoned car...a car that's been abandoned in spirit but not in body. And on a pleasant and secluded Miami beach, a young couple is about to make a gruesome discovery....

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Bye Bye, Baby

Editura: FORGE

Anul aparitiei: 2012

PI Nathan Heller returns in Bye Bye, Baby, as Max Allan Collins brings to life a vivid star-studded cast, from JFK and RFK to Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford, from Jimmy Hoffa and Joe DiMaggio to Hugh Hefner and Sam Giancana. This is a Hollywood tale you never thought could happen...but probably did. It's 1962, and Twentieth Century Fox is threatening to fire Marilyn Monroe. The blond goddess hires Nate Heller, private eye to the stars, to tap her phone so she will have a record of their calls in case they take her to court. When Heller starts listening, he uncovers far more than nasty conversations. The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia-even the Russians-are involved in actions focused on Marilyn. She's the quintessential American cultural icon, idolized by women, desired by men, but her private life is... complicated...and her connection to the Kennedys makes her an object of interest to some parties with sinister intentions. Not long after Heller signs on, Marilyn winds up dead of a convenient overdose. The detective feels he owes her, and the Kennedys, with whom he busted up corrupt unions in the 1950s. But now, as Heller investigates all possible people-famous, infamous, or deeply ...

Mike Dennis (Author)

Man-Slaughter: Key West Nocturnes Series

Editura: PEARSON SCHOOL K12

Anul aparitiei: 2012

"Mike Dennis is a modern master of noir." MAX ALLAN COLLINS, author of Road To Perdition It's hot in the Florida Keys in August. For Teddy Myles, it's even hotter as he tries to outrun both the law and his partners in crime. He flees to Key West to set up a new identity and an escape to the Caribbean. But he meets up with Gail, a sexy local, who has other things in mind for him. Soon, he finds himself trapped into pulling one more job, this one for over a million. His former partners are tracking him, the cops are onto him, and a hurricane is coming. Time is running out, but will it be on his side? MAN-SLAUGHTER is the third gripping novel in Mike Dennis' Key West Nocturnes Series, designed to reveal Key West as a true noir city.

Otto Penzler (Author)

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

Editura: VINTAGE BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2013

4,The most complete collection of Yuletide whodunits ever assembled - The Edgar Award-winning editor collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories--from Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hardy to Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain. "Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays." --The Washington Post This collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you're in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural--can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas- Crimes of Christmases Past and Present- Festive felonies- Deadly puddings- Misdemeanors under the ...

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Double Dealer

Editura: KESSINGER PUB LLC

Anul aparitiei: 2014

Meet the little known and even less understood heroes of police work in Las Vegas -- the forensic investigators. Led by veteran Gil Grissom, the remarkable team assigned to the Criminalistics Bureau's graveyard shift -- including Catherine Willows, Warrick Brown, Nick Stokes, and Sara Sidle -- must combine cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned savvy as they work to untangle the evidence behind the yellow police tape. While Nick and Catherine investigate a newly discovered fifteen-year-old murder, Grissom and the rest of the team must uncover the indentity of a cold-blooded killer -- one whose execution-style, "double-tap" signature has provoked the interest of FBI agent Rick Culpepper.

Robert J. Randisi (Author)

Souls of the Dead

Editura: OXFORD UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2015

When ex-sheriff Ken Burke is attacked and winds up in an unusual coma, the former hitman Sangster finds himself pulled into the world of Voodoo in order to save his friend. Sangster discovers he has stepped into a hornet's nest as the search leads him through a myriad of French Quarter Voodoo businesses, a Catholic church, a mysterious Voodoo priest in the bayou while avoiding the next would-be hitman wanting to take Sangster out. "Leave it to master-storyteller Robert Randisi to come up with a soulful new spin on the hitman genre. Sangster is a unique addition to the ranks of killers for hire." -Max Allan Collins, creator of QUARRY "As many excellent hitman novels as there have been over the years...you wouldn't think there would be much left to do with the sub-genre. But you'd be wrong, as Robert J. Randisi...proves quite handily. -James Reasoner, author of Texas Wind "...an ambitious, fast-paced thriller that plunges readers headlong into the world of professional hitmen...author Randisi promptly throws some fresh twists into his tale that amp up the excitement and suspense all the more." -Wayne D. Dundee, author of the Joe Hannibal PI series

Christopher DeRose (Author)

Scribes of Speculative Fiction - A Collection of Interviews

Editura: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2011

Think you know something about speculative fiction? Maybe you wee what these folks have to say... Briane Keene Ben Bova David Brin Bruce Balfour Lois McMaster Bujold Jeanne Cavelos Max Allan Collins Christopher Golden Eduardo Sanchez Gregory Maguire Laurell K. Hamilton Jane Espenson Michael McCarty Orson Scott Card Jerry Pournelle Kristine Kathryn Rusch Sephera Giron Alan Dean Foster Jack Vance Wil McCarthy Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Yvonne Navarro David J. Schow Elaine Cunningham P. N. Elrod Jasper Fforde Joe R.Lansdale Geoffrey A. Landis Mark McLaughlin Eric Van Lustrader Peter S. Beagle Mark McLaughlin Ray Manzarek Piers Anthony Steven Erikson Cristopher DeRose sits down with thirty-five of of the best known names in the world of SpecFic writing and gets the real story. Within these pages, you'll find advice, hints, history, and more than a few surprises. With introduction by Scott Edelman, this collection is a must-have for any aspiring writer or any fan of the world of speculative fiction.

Ennis Willie (Author)

Sand's Game

Editura: KESSINGER PUB LLC

Anul aparitiei: 2010

For the first time since the 60s a collection of Sand's stories are being reprinted. Written by Ennis Willie, these are hardboiled tales that will take you back to the days when men were stoic and deadly, and women were treacherous and pneumatic. Each story is introduced by a master in the field: Max Allan Collins, Wayne D. Dundee, Bill Crider, Bill Pronzini, James Reasoner, Gary Lovisi, and there's an interview with Ennis by Stephen Mertz. The stories are: Death in a Dead Place Con's Wife Flesh House The Ugly Redhead Too Late to Pray

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Sin City

Editura: GALLERY BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2014

Meet the little known and even less understood heroes of police work in Las Vegas -- the forensic investigators. Led by veteran Gil Grissom, the remarkable team assigned to the Criminalistics Bureau's graveyard shift -- including Catherine Willows, Warrick Brown, Nick Stokes, and Sara Sidle -- must combine cutting-edge scienti c methods and old-fashioned savvy as they work to untangle the evidence behind the yellow police tape. SIN CITY If anything happens to me, get this cassette to the police, Lynn Pierce told her friends the night she disappeared without a trace. Pierce seemed to be a devout Christian, devoted wife and mother -- but she left behind a recording of her husband threatening to cut her into little pieces. Jenna Patrick was a professional stripper who said she was trying to get out of the sex trade and into junior college. She wound up strangled to death in a locked room in the back of the club where she worked. What could these two women possibly have had in common -- aside from the fact that they are both victims of homicide? Find out as Grissom, Willows, and the rest of the CSI team track down a sordid trail of secret lives and private dances, from the saintly ...

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Heat Wave

Editura: GALLERY BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2014

This first in a series of novels based on the hit TV show CSI: Miami , details all-new cases that the popular forensic investigators must solve. Lieutenant Horatio Caine leads a crack team of forensic scientists who investigate crimes amid the tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Together, they collect and analyze the evidence to expose the truth and to bring justice to those who often cannot speak for themselves: the victims. Crime boss Kurt Wallace was fighting to hold his vast crime empire together--until a few well-placed bullets ended the struggle. As a host of dangerous "business interests" move in to seize control of Wallace's piece of the Miami underworld, Caine's CSIs must piece together the evidence to discover who was responsible for the crime that all of Miami had a motive to commit.

Jonathan Kellerman (Editor)

Diagnosis Dead

Editura: GALLERY BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2017

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman knows the nature of evil. His incisive explorations of the dark recesses of the criminal mind have challenged our traditional notions of crime and justice, hunter and prey. Now he heads an all-star line-up of contemporary mystery writers in an outstanding anthology of short crime stories, each a breakneck ride to where fear and greed meet violence and revenge. MAX ALLAN COLLINS proves that when it comes to insurance, sometimes murder is the best policy. JEREMIAH HEALY follows a mob trial where a court officer may become judge, jury, and executioner. CAROLYN WHEAT unleashes a clever dog to sniff out the terrible truth about a missing child. FAYE KELLERMAN reports on a newsman's uncanny ability to get the scoop and extract a story. JOHN LUTZ scripts a deadly role for a wannabe actress who knows that while the camera doesn't lie, people do. MARILYN WALLACE twists a doctor's oath into a deadly prescription for justice. NANCY PICKARD introduces a washed-out cleaning woman with special powers over a defendant's guilt or innocence. Seven more chilling tales of crime and punishment from today's best mystery thriller writers make up ...

Stephen Jay Schwartz (Author)

Hollywood vs. the Author

Editura: BARNACLE BOOK & RECORD

Anul aparitiei: 2018

It's no secret that authors have a love-hate relationship with Hollywood. The oft-repeated cliché that "the book was better than the movie" holds true for more reasons than the average reader will ever know. When asked about selling their book rights to Hollywood authors like to joke that they drive their manuscripts to the border of Arizona and California and toss them over the fence, driving back the way they came at breakneck speed. This is probably because Hollywood just doesn't "get it." Its vision for the film or TV series rarely seems to match the vision of the author. And for those rare individuals who've had the fortune of sitting across the desk from one of the myriad, interchangeable development execs praising the brilliance of their work while ticking off a never-ending list of notes for the rewrite, the pros of pitching their work to Hollywood rarely outweigh the cons. Stephen Jay Schwartz has sat on both sides of that desk-first as the Director of Development for film director Wolfgang Petersen, then as a screenwriter and author pitching his work to the film and television industry. He's seen all sides of what is known in this small community as "Development Hell." ...

Sandra Grabman (Author)

Petrocelli: An Episode Guide and Much More

Editura: BEARMANOR MEDIA

Anul aparitiei: 2017

Fictional attorney Anthony Petrocelli was first introduced by Barry Newman in The Lawyer (1970), loosely based on real-life Sam Shepperd, a neurosurgeon initially convicted for the 1954 brutal bludgeoning murder of his wife, Marilyn. The success of the pilot Night Games (1974) led to the television series Petrocelli (1974-1976), again starring Newman, and also including Susan Howard and Albert Salmi. It was created by E. Jack Neuman and Sidney J. Furie, produced by Edward K. Milkis and Thomas L. Miller. Each episode followed the search for clues to how and why a crime occurred. Author Sandra Grabman explores the series' history, development, cast, and critical reception, as well as behind-the-scenes glimpses, a trivia chapter, an episode guide, the stars' post-series lives. Illustrated with 50 photos. Episode guide. Foreword by Barry Newman. Introduction by Max Allan Collins. Index.About the author: Sandra Grabman's other works include Classic Images' 2004 Book of the Year, Spotlights & Shadows: The Albert Salmi Story, Plain Beautiful: The Life of Peggy Ann Garner, Pat Buttram, the Rocking-Chair Humorist, No Retakes! (with Wright King), and Lloyd Nolan: An Actor's Life With ...