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Paul Cain: The Complete Stories (Black Mask)

Paul Cain: The Complete Stories (Black Mask)

Fifteen stories and one novelâ€”hard-boiled classics by an undisputed master

Following gangsters, blackmailers, and gunmen through the underbelly of 1930s America on their journeys to do dark deeds, Paul Cainâ€™s stories are classics of his genre. The protagonists of ambiguous morality who populate Cainâ€™s work are portrayed with a cinematic flair for the grim hardness of their world.Â Fast One, Cainâ€™s only novel, was originally serialized inÂ Black MaskÂ in the 1930s. It introduces us to Gerry Kells, a hard-nosed criminal who still holds fast to his humanity in a Los Angeles thatâ€™s crooked to the core.

This collection presents Cainâ€™s classic crime writing to a contemporary audience.
Country USA
Brand Mysterious Press
Manufacturer Mysterious Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
EANs 9781480456891
ReleaseDate 2013-12-17

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