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Crime novels, American noir of the 1930s and 40s, [edited by Robert Polito]

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Crime novels, American noir of the 1930s and 40s, [edited by Robert Polito]
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 987-990)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
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Adult, Follett Library ResourcesAdult
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Crime novels
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
[edited by Robert Polito]
Series statement
The library of America, 94
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American noir of the 1930s and 40s
Summary
A collection of six crime novels written in the first part of the twentieth century, telling of murder, adultery, corruption, and violence
Table Of Contents
The postman always rings twice / James M. Cain -- They shoot horses, don't they / Horace McCoy -- Thieves like us / Edward Anderson -- The big clock / Kenneth Fearing -- Nightmare alley / William Lindsay Gresham -- I married a dead man / Cornell Woolrich
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American noir of the 1930s and 40s
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