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Best American Noir of the Century
2011, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
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2011, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers, Mariner Books
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Table of Contents

Otto Penzler. Foreword Page ix
James Ellroy. Introduction Page xiii
1923 - Tod Robbins. Spurs Page 1 1928 - James M. Cain. Pastorale Page 17 1938 - Steve Fisher. You'll Always Remember Me Page 25 1940 - Mackinlay Kantor. Gun Crazy Page 45 1945 - Day Keene. Nothing to Worry About Page 63 1946 - Dorothy B. Hughes. The Homecoming Page 73 1952 - Howard Browne. Man in the Dark Page 84 1953 - Mickey Spillane. The Lady Says Die! Page 116 1953 - David Goodis. Professional Man Page 127 1955 - Charles Beaumont. The Hunger Page 151 1956 - Gil Brewer. The Gesture Page 165 1956 - Evan Hunter. The Last Spin Page 171 1960 - Jim Thompson. Forever After Page 180 1968 - Cornell Woolrich. For the Rest of Her Life Page 188 1972 - David Morrell. The Dripping Page 211 1979 - Patricia Highsmith. Slowly, Slowly in the Wind Page 219 1984 - Stephen Greenleaf. Iris Page 227 1987 - Brendan Dubois. A Ticket Out Page 247 1988 - James Ellroy. Since I Don't Have You Page 261 1991 - James Lee. Burke Texas City, 1947 Page 285 1993 - Harlan Ellison. Mefisto in Onyx Page 305 1995 - Ed Gorman. Out There in the Darkness Page 349 1996 - James Crumley. Hot Springs Page 384 1996 - Jeffery Deaver. The Weekender Page 400 1997 - Joyce Carol Oates. Faithless Page 422 1998 - Tom Franklin. Poachers Page 445 1998 - Lawrence Block. Like a Bone in the Throat Page 486 1999 - James W. Hall. Crack Page 508 1999 - Dennis Lehane. Running Out of Dog Page 518 2000 - William Gay. The Paperhanger Page 549 2001 - F. X. Toole. Midnight Emissions Page 564 2002 - Elmore Leonard. When the Women Come Out to Dance Page 595 2002 - Scott Wolven. Controlled Burn Page 607 2003 - Christopher Coake. All Through the House Page 617 2005 - Thomas H. Cook. What She Offered Page 655 2005 - Andrew Klavan. Her Lord and Master Page 668 2006 - Chris Adrian. Stab Page 677 2006 - Bradford Morrow. The Hoarder Page 697 2007 - Lorenzo Carcaterra. Missing the Morning Bus Page 716

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Library of Congress
PS648.N64 B47 2010, PS648.N64B47 2010

Contributors

Editor
Otto Penzler
Editor
James Ellroy
Foreword
Otto Penzler
Introduction
James Ellroy

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Paperback
Number of pages
758

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OL24362543M
Internet Archive
bestamericannoir00jame
ISBN 13
9780547330778
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2010017204
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505420665
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