The Best American Noir of the Century

The Best American Noir of the Century

By
James Ellroy
James Ellroy(Editor),
Otto Penzler
Otto Penzler(Editor)
2010 • 752 pages

Collects the best noir writing from 1910 to 2010, including works by James M. Cain, Joyce Carol Oates, Elmore Leonard, Dennis Lehane, Evan Hunter, Mickey Spillane, Patricia Highsmith, and William Gay.

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