{"product_id":"the-fabulous-clipjoint-an-ed-am-hunter-mystery-paperback","title":"The Fabulous Clipjoint: An Ed \u0026 Am Hunter Mystery - 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\u003eFredric Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Ingenious . . . Plunges the reader into a desperate, working-class America now better known through William Lindsay Gresham's precisely contemporary novel \u003ci\u003eNightmare Alley\u003c\/i\u003e and such film-noir classics as \u003ci\u003eOut of the Past\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"[Fredric Brown is] my favorite writer of all time.\" --Mickey Spillane \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e When Wally Hunter is found bludgeoned to death in an alley in Chicago's near north side, his 18-year-old son, Ed, and carney brother, Ambrose, team up to find out who killed him. Winner of the 1948 Edgar Award, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fabulous Clipjoint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was Fredric Brown's first novel, launching the Ed \u0026amp; Am Hunter mystery series and establishing Brown as one of the 20th century's finest crime writers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"[Ed \u0026amp; Am are] an engaging pair of detectives . . . [Fredric Brown is] a real pro--a natural storyteller.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"[E]nough good people put Brown on their must-read lists and then become evangelists to keep his name alive on the same high shelf as Hammett, Thompson, Ross Macdonald, and other crime icons.\" --Dick Adler, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFredric Brown (1906- 1972) was an American writer known both for his work as an author of mysteries and science fiction. He first gained prominence for his hundreds of short stories that ran in the crime and sci-fi pulps during the 1930s and ' 40s. In 1947 he wrote his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Fabulous Clipjoint\u003c\/i\u003e, a mystery that won that year's Edgar Award. He would go on to publish 27 more novels, both mysteries and science fiction, including six more Ed \u0026amp; Am Hunter Mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300913307955,"sku":"9781938938214","price":27.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/HXuEivfZRK9781938938214.webp?v=1777500978","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-fabulous-clipjoint-an-ed-am-hunter-mystery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}