{"product_id":"the-best-american-noir-of-the-century-the-best-american-series-®","title":"The Best American Noir of the Century (The Best American Series ®)  - Paperback","description":"The Best American Noir of the Century (The Best American Series ®)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Ellroy, James ; Penzler, Otto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 10\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Well worth its impressive weight in gold, it would be a crime not to have this seminal masterpiece in your collection.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Noir of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e, James Ellroy writes, “Noir is the most scrutinized offshoot of the hard-boiled school of fiction. It’s the long drop off the short pier and the wrong man and the wrong woman in perfect misalliance. It’s the nightmare of flawed souls with big dreams and the precise how and why of the all-time sure thing that goes bad.” Offering the best examples of literary sure things gone bad, this collection ensures that nowhere else can readers find a darker, more thorough distillation of American noir fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\n      James Ellroy and Otto Penzler mined writings of the past century to find this treasure trove of thirty-nine stories. From noir’s twenties-era infancy come gems like James M. Cain’s “Pastorale,” and its postwar heyday boasts giants like Mickey Spillane and Evan Hunter. Packing an undeniable punch, diverse contemporary incarnations include Elmore Leonard, Patricia Highsmith, Joyce Carol Oates, Dennis Lehane, and William Gay, with many page-turners appearing from the past decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Delightfully devilish . . . A strange trek through the years that includes stories from household names in the hard-boiled genre to lesser-known authors who nonetheless can hold their own with the legends.”—Associated Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Ellroy is the author of the Underworld U.S.A. trilogy—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Tabloid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cold Six Thousand\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlood’s a Rover\u003c\/i\u003e—and the L.A. Quartet novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Dahlia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL.A. Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhite Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Hillicker Curse\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtto Penzler is the founder of the Mysterious Bookshop and Mysterious Press, has won two Edgar Allan Poe Awards (most recently for \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e), and is series editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39560145338423,"sku":"9780547577449","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0086\/6218\/8087\/files\/new-book-the-best-american-noir-of-the-century-the-best-american-series-paperback-31015914537015.jpg?v=1720472173","url":"https:\/\/hivoltagerecords.com\/products\/the-best-american-noir-of-the-century-the-best-american-series-%c2%ae","provider":"Hi-Voltage Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}