Crime Novels American Noir of the 1930s and 40s
- List Price: $35.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Penguin USA
- Publish date: 09/01/1997
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Jim Thompson, James M. Cain, Chester Himes....When the masters of noir fiction moved from the pulps to the mainstream, American literature was changed forever. Here, in two volumes, are the complete texts of eleven of the most brilliant and influential crime novels ever written.
"To be brief, these two volumes constitute the most important collection of crime fiction ever published in the United States. Bar none...a wonderful and lasting gift". -- Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine
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