David Goodis

David Goodis

David Goodis has written at least 15 books. Their most popular book is Shoot the Piano Player with 14 saves with an average rating of 3.33⭐.

Author Bio

Born and bred in Philadelphia, David Goodis was an American noir fiction writer. He grew up in a liberal, Jewish household in which his early literary ambitions were encouraged. After a short and inconclusive spell at at the University of Indiana, he returned to Philadelphia to take a degree in journalism, graduating in 1937.
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Shoot the Piano Player

1956 • 14 Readers • 158 pages 3.3

Nightfall

Nightfall
ByDavid Goodis

1947 • 6 Readers • 200 pages 3

Dark Passage

Dark Passage
ByDavid Goodis

1946 • 6 Readers • 264 pages 3

The Wounded and the Slain

5 Readers 3

The Burglar

The Burglar
ByDavid Goodis

1953 • 5 Readers • 154 pages 4

Street of No Return

Street of No Return
ByDavid Goodis

1952 • 4 Readers • 169 pages 4

Night Squad

Night Squad
ByDavid Goodis

1961 • 4 Readers 4

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The Moon in the Gutter
ByDavid Goodis,Adrian Wootton

1953 • 3 Readers • 183 pages 4

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Cassidy's Girl
ByDavid Goodis

3 Readers

Black Friday and Selected Stories

1954 • 2 Readers 4

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Black Friday
ByDavid Goodis

1954 • 1 Reader

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#3 of 2 in Library of America Noir Collection

2012 • 1 Reader

David Goodis: Five Noir Novels of the 1940s & 50s

#3 of 2 in Library of America Noir Collection

2012 • 1 Reader 4

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The Cop On the Corner
ByDavid Goodis

1 Reader

Il volto perduto

Il volto perduto
ByDavid Goodis

1946 • 221 pages