Hardboiled: Tough, Explicit and Uncompromising Crime Fiction

by Stuart Coupe (Editor)

While the "hardboiled" detective stroy has a long history, never before has this approach been applied so mercilessly. These tales, selected by the publisheers of Mean Streets, Australia's leading crime magazine, challenge the boundaries of crime writing. Contributors include Lawrence Block, Charles de Lint, Julie Smith, Andrew Vachss, and many others. Photographs.

212 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1992