Not one of the hundreds of hard-boiled detectives who did their own small part keeping our country safe between 1920 and 1950 enjoys the immortality of Sherlock Holmes or even Dick Tracy, and the adventures of only a few have achieved lasting fame through perennial book reprints. It is left to anthologies likeHard-Boiled Detectivesto remind readers of America’s hard-boiled heritage, and to champion the reputation of a character who probably would have shrugged off all the attention.Includes the following 23 stories:HELL’S PAY CHECK—Frederick NebelTHE CRIME MACHINE—Carroll John DalyTHE HAND OF HORROR—Erle Stanley GardnerNINE PARTS DEVIL—Max BrandA BURIAL IS ARRANGED—John LawrenceA MAN’S LAST HOURS—William E. BarrettSOMETHING FOR THE SWEEPER—Norbert DavisFOOTPRINTS ON A BRAIN—D. L. ChampionTHE LADY IN THE LAKE—Raymond ChandlerSTRANGLER’S KILL—Merle ConstinerDING DONG BELLE—Hugh B. CaveYOU SLAY ME, BABY—Frederick C. DavisSLEEP NO MORE MY LOVELY—G. T. Fleming-RobertsI’LL SLAY YOU IN MY DREAMS—Bruno FischerNO MINIMUM FOR MURDER—Julius LongA GHOUL AND HIS MONEY—C. M. KornbluthCOLD STORAGE—Robert TurnerDEATH COMES GIFT-WRAPPED—William P. McGivernA DISH OF HOMICIDE—Hank SearlsSAFE AS ANY SAP—William TennNONE BUT THE LETHAL HEART—William C. GaultTHE MAN FROM LIMBO—John D. MacDonaldMURDERER’S ENCORE—Murray LeinsterFormats : EPUB