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Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir

by Duane Sweirczynski

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Synopsis:

Hard-boiled story collection, featuring original geezer noir tales by Jeff Abbott, Megan Abbott, Charles Ardai, Ray Banks, Mark Billingham, Steve Brewer, Ken Bruen, Milton Burton, Reed Farrel Coleman, Colin Cotterill, Bill Crider, Sean Doolittle, Victor Gischler, Allan Guthrie, John Harvey, Simon Kernick, Laura Lippman, Stuart MacBride, Donna Moore, Zoe Sharp, Jenny Siler, Jason Starr, Charlie Stella, Duane Swierczynski, Robert Ward, Sarah Weinman and Dave White. Bill Crider's Cranked was nominated for the 2007 Edgar Award for Best Short Story

Synopsis:

Some of the stories] are hilarious; many are sad; all are the kind of stuff that makes Miss Marple look like a Girl Scout.-Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune

An original anthology.

A collection of twenty-seven original geezer noir stories by some of today's top crime writers, including John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Colin Cotterill, and more.

Bill Crider's Cranked was nominated for the Edgar and Anthony awards and won the Derringer Award. Megan Abbott's Policy was nominated for the Anthony Award and became the basis for her novel Queenpin, which won the 2008 Edgar Award.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780976715757
Subtitle:
An Anthology of Geezer Noir
Author:
Sweirczynski, Duane
Introduction:
Crumley, James
Publisher:
Busted Flush Press
Subject:
General
Publication Date:
July 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
385
Dimensions:
802x524x102 91
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