The man from nowhere

by Stanley Ellin

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Genres: Crime

320 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1970

About the author

Stanley Bernard Ellin was a mystery writer of short stories and novels. He won the Edgar Allan Poe Award three times and the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere once, and in 1981 he was awarded with the Mystery Writers of America's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.

Reviews

[Gary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Borrowed from the school library as a teenager, this is the book that got me into reading crime fiction. Deftly and intricately profited, the story unfolds mainly through dialogue and conversation. Seeming so sophisticated when I first read it, it now seems to lack the edge of Richard Stark et al who I've discovered since. But still a book that is special to me - especially as I now remember scenes set at Wolfie's in Miami Beach and Ave B in NYC - both places I've visited on my travels.

[Margareth8537 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fairly ordinary crime novel