Status
Available
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Publication
Helsinki : Book Studio, 2000.
Description
With Pulp Frictions, Peter Haining presents stories from masters of the genre, including Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Mickey Spillane and Ed McBain, plus work from a new generation of writers, such as Tarantino, James Ellroy and Elmore Leonard.
User reviews
LibraryThing member petescisco
This is the old school hardboiled stuff. The writers in this collection aren't trying to show how smart they are -- they are interested in is getting under your skin, shocking you enough so you drop the TV remote, and prodding you to make sure your backdoor is locked. What fun.
LibraryThing member EdGoldberg
This is an anthology of pulp mystery stories by the greats such as Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich and Carroll John Daly, as well as Ed McBain and James M. Cain. It also includes authors that were not published during the heyday of the pulp mystery magazines, such as Stephen
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King and Quinten Tarantino. All in all, it's a good compilation and one worth reading if you're a pulp mystery fan. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1996
Physical description
258 p.; 19 cm
ISBN
9516120334 / 9789516120334