A Century of Noir: Thirty-two Classic Crime Stories

A Century Of NoirIntroductionMax Allan CollinsThe Meanest Cop in the WorldChester HimesJust Another StiffCarroll John DalySomething for the SweeperNorbert DavisI Feel Bad About Killing YouLeigh BrackettDon't Look Behind YouFredric BrownDeath Comes Gift-WrappedWilliam P. McGivernMurder for MoneyJohn D. MacDonaldCigarette GirlJames M. CainGuilt-Edged BlondeRoss MacdonaldThe GestureGil BrewerThe PlungeDavid GoodisTomorrow I DieMickey SpillaneNever Shake a Family TreeDonald E. WestlakeSomebody CaresTalmage PowellThe Granny WomanDorothy B. HughesWanted—Dead and AliveStephen MarloweThe Double TakeRichard S. PratherThe Real Shape of the CoastJohn LutzDead Men Don't DreamEvan HunterThe UsedLoren D. EstlemanBusted BlossomsStuart M. KaminskyThe Kerman KillWilliam Campbell GaultDeceptionsMarcia MullerThe Nickel DerbyRobert J. RandisiThe Reason WhyEd GormanNo CommentJohn JakesHow Would You Like It?Lawrence BlockGrace NotesSara ParetskyOne Night at Dolores ParkBill PronziniDead DrunkLia MateraKaddish for the KidMax Allan CollinsLost and FoundBenjamin M. Schutz