The publisher has been featured in a number of respected publications including time magazine and the stranger. Westlake, lawrence block, pete hamill, max allan collins, madison smartt bell. Here at bookgasm, its no secret that we love the hard case crime series. Any scan of the bestseller lists shows a national book culture awash in pulp. In 2015, he received the ellery queen award for his work on hard case crime. Seeing that cool yellowribbon logo is like paperback crack. Hard case crime 102 books meet your next favorite book. Fiftytoone hard case crime book 50 kindle edition by ardai, charles. When it comes to book sales, what counts as success might. False negative hard case crime book 107 kindle edition by. Sep 28, 2016 the new comics line is the result of a teamup between hard case crime, purveyors of fine crime novels, and titan comics, which publishes many monthly titles based on properties such as doctor who. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book.
Americas leading publisher of pulp novels, hard case crime, has turned its eyes towards the comic august 27, 2016 published in news. Two of the titles fade to blonde by max phillips and songs of innocence by richard aleas pen name of charles ardai have won the 2005 shamus award. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nov 26, 2015 a look at my hard case crime paperback books and the artists who do the amazing painted covers. The book also includes minicovers of the first 50 copies of the hard case crime novels. The true story of the rise of organized crime in america brothers keepers donald e.
Hard case crime is proud to give the book its first professional publication. Can a monk on park avenue save his home from the wrecking ball. After parting ways with dorchester publishing last august and finding a new home at titan books in the fall, hard case crime is back this season with four new titles. Prather, november 28, 2006, hard crime case edition, mass market paperback in english. Hard case crime brings you the best in hardboiled crime fiction, ranging from lost noir masterpieces to new novels by todays most powerful. That combo made hard case crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites.
The series recreates, in editorial form and content, the flavor of the paperback crime novels of the 1940s and 50s. The guns of heaven hard case crime by pete hamill, august 29, 2006, hard crime case edition, mass market paperback in english. A number of the stories were adapted by the author for his popular tv series, the ray bradbury theater, and fans of bradburys work will recognize his touch with crime stories about circus sideshow performers and ventriloquists dummies, sunken cathedrals, time travelers, and robots that look just like people. Hard case crime company new york, new york facebook. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Little girl lost hard case crime mass market paper. Hard case crime founder charles ardai talks paperbacks, vintage. Hard case is one of a very small number of publishers that has a brand, said ardai, something he nurtures. The confession hard case crime by domenic stansberry. Aug 07, 2009 thats the same way we started hard case crime, with a sixbook trial, and look at us now, with nearly 60 books under our belt. Beautifully echoing the pulp fiction paperbacks of old with its small size and with a truly wonderful ott cover as are all the hard case series this is a book to pick up and proudly read on the tube. The guns of heaven hard case crime august 29, 2006. They reissue books that were previously published and they also publish new books. All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. The idea from the start was to replicate a pleasure from the past not just the type of stories told in those old books but the physical artifact itself.
A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland formerly disco bloodbath by. The covers feature original illustrations done in a style familiar from the golden age of paperbacks. Hard case crime is an american imprint of hardboiled crime novels founded in 2004 by charles ardai and max phillips. After 101, books are again numbered squentially 101, 102, 103. Hard case crime is dedicated to reviving the vigor and excitement, the suspense and thrills the sheer entertainment of the golden age of paperback crime novels, both by bringing back into print the best work of the pulp era and by introducing readers to new work by some of todays most powerful writers and artists. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Stephen kings original hard case crime title returnsfor the first time in 10 years. Hard case crime is an american imprint of hardboiled crime novels founded in 2004 that recreates, in editorial form and content, the flavor of the paperback crime novels of the 1940s and 50s.
But what she doesnt realize is that her life might be as well. Unfollow hard case crime to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Hard case crime best and worst of the first 50 showing 1. That wisecrack comes early in this melancholy midcentury throwback. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
In between issuing monthly editions, series editor charles ardai talked to us about the lines genesis and its future. The collection includes both reprints of books from the pulp era and new novels written for the collection. The gutter and the grave hard case crime november 29, 2005. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading false negative hard case crime book 107. Woolrich gets hard though the publisher has yet to reveal its title, hard case crime will be issuing a novel by rear window short story writer cornell woolrich, one which has not seen print in more than 50 years and has never been published under its own name. Fiftytoone hard case crime book 50 kindle edition by. Feb 20, 2017 hard case crime is the leading publisher of hardboiled crime novels, publishing the giants in the genre, including stephen king, michael crichton, mickey spillane, lawrence block, ed mcbain, donald e. Im looking forward to more of both series, as well as seeing what is coming next in comics format. The covers feature original illustrations done in a style familiar from the golden age of. Nonseries novels, hard case crime to escape punishment for a murder he didnt mean to commit, insurance man don barshter has to take on a new identity.
The peddler hard case crime november 28, 2006 edition. Hard case crime founder charles ardai talks paperbacks. Charles ardai is the founder of hard case crime and is an excellent writer in his own right. Fiftytoone by hard case crime editor, charles ardai is stuning. Dorchester is getting out of the mass market paperback business in favor of ebook and printondemand services. This is the sort of thing that a scrappy outfit like hard case crime has been. The series recreates, in editorial form and content, the style of the paperback crime novels of the 1940s and 50s. Max allan collins two for the money, the last quarry, deadly beloved, the first quarry, quarry in the middle, quarrys ex, the consummata, seduction of the innocent, the wrong quarry, quarrys choice, quarry, quarrys list, quarrys deal, quarrys cut. Publishing companies traditionally pay homage to a series with special numbers like 50, 100, and so on. The gutter and the grave hard case crime november 29.
They say, because of reduced book shelves, theyre having a harder time getting books into brick and mortar stores. Joyland, hard case crime by stephen king 9781781167694. False negative hard case crime hard case crime novels. Nathaniel crowley, ferocious upandcomer in the new york mob. Buy false negative hard case crime hard case crime novels by joseph koenig isbn. Hard case crime has been one of my favorite series since it first arrived with grifters game. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Hard case crime presents a loving manga homage to film noir and japanese gangster cinema, as japanese artist eldo yoshimizu unveils the bloody and beautiful saga of a yakuza princess. We are pleased to offer this series of art prints reproducing the covers from popular hard case crime novels. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. It was the fiftieth book in the hard case crime series and the first to be published under ardais real name. So was born a collection of novels composed of not only reprints of some of the classic crime pulp, but also new books dedicated to the old styles of the genre. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Theres plenty of room in the hard case crime family for newcomers or lesserknowns, as well, and different books in the series have earned different accolades. Nov 03, 2010 so as not to end on such an ambivalent note, i can at least say with more certainty that the survival of hard case crime is a good thing, at least if the book ive just read is anything to go by. Quarry in the black max allan collins october 2016. See more ideas about pulp fiction, crime and pulp fiction art. Whether youre in the mood for a highoctane pageturner, an investigation, or a penetrating memoir, chances are theres a book and many a podcast or docuseries out there for you. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library.
The number varies from year to year it depends on what books happen to catch. Joyland hard case crime hard case crime novels by stephen king book the fast. The gutter and the grave hard case crime by ed mcbain, november 29, 2005, hard case crime edition, mass market paperback in english. Grifters game paperback lawrence block goodreads author shelved 88 times as hardcase. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fiftytoone hard case crime book 50. False negative hard case crime book 107 kindle edition by koenig, joseph. Hard case crime relaunches with titan publishers weekly. See more ideas about crime books, pulp fiction and crime. Hard case crime reinvents pulp shop for books, art. Mar, 2020 these are boom days for writers and readers looking for thoughtful, hardhitting stories about reallife crime. In this oneoff for the hard case crime publishing imprint, king has found yet another outlet and format print only, a zippy 280 pages to suit his considerable talents. And so in 2004, along came the hard case crime imprint, cofounded by ardai and phillips.
Ardais third novel, fiftytoone, was published in november 2008. Ryuko is a hard hitting, motorcycleriding member of the japanese mafia after a criminal operation in the middleeast turns explosive, she must return home to. Authors include awardwinning modern masters like stephen king, lawrence block, max allan collins, and donald e. Oct 21, 2010 nominated five times in five years for the edgar allan poe award, the mystery genres highest honor, hard case crime has published such luminaries as stephen king the book that was the basis for the new tv series haven, mickey spillane, ed mcbain, donald e. The girl with the long green heart hard case crime mass. Yesterdays and todays best crime fiction, served piping hot. Hard case crime is a well respected and established niche publisher of hard boiled crime novels. Hes already gotten rid of one troublesome young womanhow hard could this new one turn out to be. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text.
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