The Mammoth Book Of Private Eye Stories

Author : Bill Pronzini,Martin H. Greenberg
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0786713712

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The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories by Bill Pronzini,Martin H. Greenberg Pdf

With its roots in the American private-detective fiction of the 1920s but traceable back as far as Sherlock Holmes, the private-eye story remains as popular as ever. Here are thirty of the finest short novels and stories from the hardboiled world of the private eye. The characters in this collection range from the tough, cynical, hard-drinking Philip Marlowe type to hard-hitting female sleuths and the one-armed intellectual Dan Fortune. This collection features old favorites and new contributions from masters of the genre, past and present, including Ross Macdonald, Raymond Chandler, Sue Grafton, Marcia Muller, Michael Collins, Ed McBain, William Campbell Gault, and many more.

Author : Bill Pronzini,Martin Harry Greenberg
Publisher : Constable
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 1841199044

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The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories by Bill Pronzini,Martin Harry Greenberg Pdf

With its roots in the American private detective fiction of the 1920s but traceable back as far as Sherlock Holmes, the private eye story remains as popular as ever. Here are 26 of the finest short novels and stories from the hardboiled world of the private eye.

Author : John Walton
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226308265

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The Legendary Detective by John Walton Pdf

Private detectives and detective agencies played a major role in American history from 1870 to 1940. Pinkerton, Burns, Thiels, and the smaller independents were a multi-million dollar industry, hired out by many if not most American corporations, who needed services of surveillance, strike breaking, and labor espionage. Not only is John Walton's account the first sustained history of this industry, it is also the first book to trace the ways in which the private detective came to occupy a cherished place in popular imagination. Walton paints lively portraits of these mythical figures from Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant eccentric, to Sam Spade, the hard-boiled hero of Dashiell Hammett's best-selling tales. There's a great question lurking in here: how did pulp magazine editors shape the image of the hard-boiled private eye, and what sorts of interplay obtained between the actual records (agency files, memoirs) of these motley individuals in real life and the legend of the private detective in mass-market fiction? This history of the private eyes and this account of how the detective industry and the culture industry played off of each other is a first. Walton show us, in clean clear outline, the figure of the classical private eye, and he shows us further how the memory of this iconic figure was sustained in fiction, radio, film, literary societies, product promotions, adolescent entertainments, and a subculture of detective enthusiasts.

Author : David Geherin
Publisher : Frederick Ungar
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015010608019

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The American Private Eye by David Geherin Pdf

Author : Bill Pronzini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 1854876589

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The Giant Book of Private Eye Stories by Bill Pronzini Pdf

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472117083

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The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits Volume 1 by Mike Ashley Pdf

Divided into three main sections, "The Ancient World", "The Middle Ages" and "Regency and Gaslight", The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits includes: · The Thief versus Rhampsinitus by Herodotus - probably the earliest detective story ever written. · The Locked Tomb Mystery, set in ancient Egypt, by Elizabeth Peters. · A new story by John Maddox Roberts featuring the young Roman detective Decius Metellus. · Robert van Gulik's ingenious He Came With the Rain featuring Judge Dee, a real-life character who lived inseventh-century China. · A new story by Peter Tremayne, set in seventh-century Ireland and featuring Sister Fidelma. · Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael story The Price of Light. · Paul Harding's The Confession of Brother Athelstan. · A classic locked-room mystery featuring Lillian de la Torre's popular detective Sam Johnson. · A story by Michael Harrison featuring August Dupin, the detective created by Edgar Allan Poe and the inspiration behind Sherlock Holmes. · John Dickson Carr's acclaimed The Gentleman from Paris. ...and many more!

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780333618

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The Mammoth Book of Sorceror's Tales by Mike Ashley Pdf

Bursting with the same magic that has brought a whole new following to fantasy, this anthology combines the excitement of the Harry Potter phenomenon with the appeal of Lord of the Rings, the ingenuity of the Discworld series and the adventure of the Conan stories. It features a range of light and dark fantasies - from quests, games and monsters, to wizards, witches, dark spells and even darker secrets - all obsessed with the use of magic in this world or the next. Mike Ashley's masterly selection includes such precursors of the Potter series as 'The Sleuth-Worm' by Edith Nesbit, 'The Wall around the World' by Theodore Cogswell, 'Ged's Apprenticeship' by Ursula K. Le Guin and others that deal with the discovery of magic or apprenticeship into magic by ordinary folk. With plenty of specially commissioned new stories, it all adds up to a spellbinding bumper volume in which contributors include: Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, John Morressy, Theodore Sturgeon, John Jakes, Patricia McKillip, Esther Friesner, Louise Cooper, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Tom Holt and Charles de Lint.

Author : Maxim Jakubowski
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781642500790

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The Book of Extraordinary Amateur Sleuth and Private Eye Stories by Maxim Jakubowski Pdf

A cornucopia of the best new whodunits, collected by one of the mystery scene’s eminent editors, “a giant of the genre” (Lee Childs). One of the best mystery books of the 21st century, this volume features outstanding new stories of crime, derring-do, fast-paced adventures, and puzzles, featuring hardy amateur detectives ranging from young to old and grizzled private eyes whose patches cover the city streets, all in the hallowed tradition of Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, and Philip Marlowe. Jakubowski’s many anthologies, like The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories, have attracted plenty of attention and awards. His newest collection, The Book of Extraordinary Amateur Sleuths and Private Eye Stories, features never-before-seen short fiction by some of the most renowned American and British crime and thriller authors of today. Whether the victim was done in at the party uptown or discovered in the other room of a particularly difficult woman or man, these mysteries will have you reading at the edge of your seat. Praise for Maxim Jakubowski and His Books “I have been a fan of Maxim Jakubowski for years. There just is no finer mystery writer and editor anywhere. Find a comfortable chair and a strong drink and prepare to be enthralled.” —Alexander Algren, author of Out in a Flash: Murder Mystery Flash Fiction “Maxim Jakubowski is deeply experienced in the field . . . Sometimes a brief zap of great writing is just what you’re in the mood for or have time for. That’s when anthologies like his are ideal . . . intellectually outstanding.” —New York Journal of Books

Author : Irwin Blye,Ardy Friedberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Detectives
ISBN : OCLC:16886019

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Secrets of a Private Eye by Irwin Blye,Ardy Friedberg Pdf

Author : Bran Nicol
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781780231389

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The Private Eye by Bran Nicol Pdf

From Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade to Jake Gittes, private eyes have made for some of the most memorable characters in cinema. We often view these detectives as lone wolves who confront and try to make sense of a violent and chaotic modern world. Bran Nicol challenges this stereotype in The Private Eye and offers a fresh take on this iconic character and the film noir genre. Nicol traces the history of private eye movies from the influential film noirs of the 1940s to 1970s neonoir cinema, whose slow and brilliant decline gave way to the fading of detectives into movie mythology today. Analyzing a number of classic films—including The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Chinatown, and The Long Goodbye—he reveals that while these movies are ostensibly thrillers, they are actually occupied by issues of work and love. The private eye is not a romantic hero, Nicol argues, but a figure who investigates the concealments of others at the expense of his own private life. Combining a lucid introduction to an underexplored tradition in movie history with a new approach to the detective in film, this book casts new light on the private worlds of the private eye.

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : C & R Crime
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780333595

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The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries by Mike Ashley Pdf

Mystery conundrums from crime's finest storytellers Presenting 30 impossible mysteries and bizarre crimes guaranteed to fascinate and intrigue. The delight in these stories is unravelling the puzzle and trying to work out what on earth happened. Stories include: ? A man alone in an all-glass phone booth, visible on CCTV and with no one near him, is killed by an ice pick. ? a man sitting alone in a room is shot by a bullet fired only once and that was over 200 years ago. ? A man enters a cable-car carriage alone and is visible the entire journey but is found dead when he reaches the bottom. ? A man vanishes at the top of the Indian rope trick and is found dead miles away. ? a dead man continues to receive mail in response to letters apparently written by him after he'd died. The anthology includes several brand new stories never previously published, plus a range of extremely rare stories, many never reprinted since their first appearance in increasingly rare magazines.

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 991 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780332659

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The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 17 by Gardner Dozois Pdf

Widely regarded as the essential book for every science-fiction fan, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 17 continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories from the previous year. This year's volume includes not just a host of established masters but also many bright, young talents of science fiction. It embraces every aspect of the genre - soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military and adventure. Plus the usual thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015072474433

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Indian Review of Books by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781510736450

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The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories by Stephen Jones Pdf

Twenty-six terrifying tales set on the scariest night of the year! Treat yourself to some very tricky stories! Halloween . . . All Hallows’ Eve . . . Samhain . . . Día de los Muertos . . . the Day the Dead Come Back . . . When the barriers between the worlds are at their weakest—when ghosts, goblins, and grisly things can cross over into our dimension—then for a single night each year the natural becomes the supernatural, the normal becomes the paranormal, and nobody is safe from their most intimate and terrifying fears. The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories brings you a dark feast of frightening fiction by some of the most successful and respected horror writers working today, including Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale, Helen Marshall, Richard Christian Matheson, Robert Shearman, Robert Silverberg, Angela Slatter, Steve Rasnic Tem, and many more, along with a very special contribution by award-winning poet Jane Yolen. Here you will encounter witches, ghosts, monsters, psychos, demonic nuns, and even Death himself in this spooky selection of stories set on the night when evil walks the earth . . .

Author : William F. Deeck
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9780941028110

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The Mystery Fancier by William F. Deeck Pdf

A bibliography of various mystery novels published between November 1976 and Fall 1992.