{"product_id":"the-black-lizard-big-book-of-pulps-the-best-crime-stories-from-the-pulps-during-their-golden-age-the-20s-30s-40s-paperback","title":"The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps: The Best Crime Stories from the Pulps During Their Golden Age--The '20s, '30s \u0026 '40s - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biggest, the boldest, the most comprehensive collection of Pulp writing ever assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeighing in at over a thousand pages, containing over forty-seven stories and two novels, this book is big baby, bigger and more powerful than a freight train--a bullet couldn't pass through it. Here are the best stories and every major writer who ever appeared in celebrated Pulps like \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDime Detective\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDetective Fiction Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. These are the classic tales that created the genre and gave birth to hard-hitting detectives who smoke criminals like packs of cigarettes; sultry dames whose looks are as lethal as a dagger to the chest; and gin-soaked hideouts where conversations are just preludes to murder. This is crime fiction at its gritty best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Three stories by Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich, Erle Stanley Gardner, and Dashiell Hammett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Complete novels from Carroll John Daly, the man who invented the hard-boiled detective, and Fredrick Nebel, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eone of the masters of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A never before published Dashiell Hammett story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Every other major pulp writer of the time, including Paul Cain, Steve Fisher, James M. Cain, Horace McCoy, and many\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emany more of whom you've probably never heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Three deadly sections-The Crimefighters, The Villains, and Dames-with three unstoppable introductions by Harlan Coben, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarlan Ellison, and Laura Lippman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Plenty of reasons for murder, all of them good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A kid so smart-he'll die of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A soft-hearted loan shark's legman learning-the hard way-never to buy a strange blonde a hamburger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The uncanny \"Moon Man\" and his mad-money victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler \u003c\/b\u003eis the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He was publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe Armchair Detective\u003c\/i\u003e, the founder of the Mysterious Press and the Armchair Detective Library, and created the publishing firm Otto Penzler Books. He is a recipient of an Edgar Award for The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection and the Ellery Queen Award by the Mystery Writers of America for his many contributions to the field. He is the series editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e. His other anthologies include \u003ci\u003eMurder for Love, Murder for Revenge, Murder and Obsession, The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote \u003ci\u003e101 Greatest Movies of Mystery \u0026amp; Suspense\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53490273583411,"sku":"9780307280480","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oiKAHlKltv9780307280480.webp?v=1781536314","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-black-lizard-big-book-of-pulps-the-best-crime-stories-from-the-pulps-during-their-golden-age-the-20s-30s-40s-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}