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Hardcore Hardboiled
Thuglit Presents
Hardcore Hardboiled
The Best of Neo-Noir Fiction by
Ken Bruen
Victor Gischler
Duane Swierczynski
Sean Chercover
Charlie Stelle
And Others
Introduction by Otto Penzler
Edited by Todd Robinson"I drove all the way across town to cut up this son of a bitch, but it's these three flights of stairs that got me worried."
It's meaner than a puppy juggler. It's sharper than the knife that hot babe is aiming at your back. It's got you so hard `n bothered you don't see bad news coming. It's the best of contemporary neo-noir suspense fiction, raw and uncut from the net's most hardcore, award-winning site.
"The unhinged depravity of your standard street freak is a very difficult thing to predict.."
So snap the neck off your favorite brew, find a comfortable barstool, and dig the lesbian-in-fishnets on a killing spree. The cop who breaks more laws than he defends. A pit-fight champion who's drugged-up, revved-up and way less-than-human. Mobsters whose mercy is worse than their payback. The restless ghosts of Johnny Cash and Ol' Blue Eyes haunting the streets. And the "pubic-ly-challenged" dream woman who's happy to deliver the ultimate final cut.
"In this game, every move is a risk. Everything you do has repercussions."
Step up to a meth-fueled, E-ticket ride through the wild side, where no deed goes unpunished, no heart is true and evil is the only thing that's pure.
THUGLIT
"You have to look hard to find two consecutive pages that don't deal with sex or violence, but why would you want to? If you're man enough, you'll love this book. If you're not, give it to your girlfriend. If she accepts it and enjoys it, never turn your back onher."
-Otto Penzler
Hardcore Hardboiled
The Best of Neo-Noir Fiction by
Ken Bruen
Victor Gischler
Duane Swierczynski
Sean Chercover
Charlie Stelle
And Others
Introduction by Otto Penzler
Edited by Todd Robinson"I drove all the way across town to cut up this son of a bitch, but it's these three flights of stairs that got me worried."
It's meaner than a puppy juggler. It's sharper than the knife that hot babe is aiming at your back. It's got you so hard `n bothered you don't see bad news coming. It's the best of contemporary neo-noir suspense fiction, raw and uncut from the net's most hardcore, award-winning site.
"The unhinged depravity of your standard street freak is a very difficult thing to predict.."
So snap the neck off your favorite brew, find a comfortable barstool, and dig the lesbian-in-fishnets on a killing spree. The cop who breaks more laws than he defends. A pit-fight champion who's drugged-up, revved-up and way less-than-human. Mobsters whose mercy is worse than their payback. The restless ghosts of Johnny Cash and Ol' Blue Eyes haunting the streets. And the "pubic-ly-challenged" dream woman who's happy to deliver the ultimate final cut.
"In this game, every move is a risk. Everything you do has repercussions."
Step up to a meth-fueled, E-ticket ride through the wild side, where no deed goes unpunished, no heart is true and evil is the only thing that's pure.
THUGLIT
"You have to look hard to find two consecutive pages that don't deal with sex or violence, but why would you want to? If you're man enough, you'll love this book. If you're not, give it to your girlfriend. If she accepts it and enjoys it, never turn your back onher."
-Otto Penzler
- GenresCrimeAnthologiesFiction
352 pages, Paperback
Published June 1, 2008
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June 6, 2008
Ten Dimes is a gem.
March 14, 2017
There were some good stories but there were also quite a few stories where I didn't like the way women were portrayed. Noir doesn't have to be sexist.
May 29, 2008
Great read (especially the first story). The kind of book that you can either read in one sitting or keep beside your bed and knock off as the mood hits you. Highly recomended.
January 29, 2024
I felt like I had read some stories before, but others seemed new. Hmm 🤔. Am I losing my mind? A good read, nonetheless.
May 7, 2013
This is a fantastic anthology. There is enough diversity in the style to keep it interesting. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to noir fans. Especially if you want to get introduced to some great authors.
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