![]() "The Pit" in particular I can't recommend to everyone. ~ "Perchance to Dream" by Michael Seidman ~ "A Killer in the Dark" by Robert Edmond Alter ~ "Death and The Dancing Shadows" by James Reasoner ~ "This World, Then The Fireworks" by Jim Thompson Just about every story contained within is incredible, though not all of them would I strictly define as "crime." More suspenseful noir I'd say, but maybe that falls in better with the definition of crime fiction than I'm aware.Īnyway, the following are the stories contained within that I consider Five-Star status, and should be read and enjoyed without delay: ![]() ![]() I knew after reading the introduction that I had made a fine selection, and that I was in for quite a ride. MIDNIGHT LIZARD VS DARK READER FULLI visited a thrift store I had never been in before, and left with a plastic bag full to the rim of books for $3.00. Just about every story contained within is incredible, though not all of them would I strictly define as "crime." More suspenseful noir I'd say, but maybe This book came virtually out of nowhere for me. This book came virtually out of nowhere for me. And the Robert Edmond Alter (Swamp Sister!) story A Killer In the Dark is full of gripping suspense about a man in a dark basement with two little girls and a rattlesnake.more It's vague but maybe it's supposed to be, about a pair of maybe bad maybe incestuous siblings. I don't really know what to say about that one. This has Jim Thompson's This World, Then the Fireworks which I have heard of but never read before. And the older ones? I adored Swamp Search by Harry Whittington. Tough by John Lutz was amazing, a perfect story. Soft Monkey by Harlan Ellison (from 1987) was full of action, death and emotions. This book is from 1987, so new isn't really the word (it's as if I consider it new because I remember 1987, even though I was 10 half that year). This has Jim Thompson's This World, Then the Fireworks This collection has quite a few older (mid 20th century) stories, but the newer ones are excellent too. This collection has quite a few older (mid 20th century) stories, but the newer ones are excellent too. MIDNIGHT LIZARD VS DARK READER SERIESMore stories in this series can be read in The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction. This world, then the fireworks / Jim Thompsonĭeath and the dancing shadows / James ReasonerĪ killer in the dark / Robert Edmond Alter Take care of yourself / William Campbell Gault ![]() Ran Gathers twenty stories dealing with a protected witness, embezzlement, a missing man, a runaway daughter, a dieting husband, a murder from the past, and a death cult. Estleman A cold foggy day / Bill Pronzini Swamp search / Harry Whittington Take care of yourself / William Campbell Gault A matter of ethics / Robert J. Contents: Introduction / Edward Gorman The used / Loren D. Gathers twenty stories dealing with a protected witness, embezzlement, a missing man, a runaway daughter, a dieting husband, a murder from the past, and a death cult. ![]()
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