When he releases a supposedly nonfiction account of a heist at a Mob-run nightclub, which had actually been written by an eighteen-year-old showgirl, a shady book publisher and his protégé discover that living a pulp fiction novel is much more dangerous than writing them. Original.

Fifty-to-One (Hard Case Crime, Bk. 50)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Ardai, Charles

Mystery

Dorchester Publishing Co.

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF HARD CASE CRIME! Okay, not really. But what if, instead of having been founded 50 books ago, Hard Case Crime had been founded 50 years ago, by a rascal out to make a quick buck off the popularity of pulp fiction? Such a fellow might make a few enemies – especially after publishing a supposed non-fiction account of a heist at a Mob-run nightclub, actually penned by an 18-year-old showgirl. With both the cops and the crooks after them, our heroes are about to learn that reading and writing pulp novels is a lot more fun than living them...

Fifty-to-One (Hard Case Crime)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Hard Case Crime

A collection of tales dealing with an assortment of tortured souls, by such American and English masters as Stephen King, Isaac Asimov, Edgar Allan Poe, and Arthur Conan Doyle

Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre

Galahad Books

Poetry, Mystery, Humor. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY, by Charles Aradai brings new meaning to "poetic justice" in his latest foray into crime writing. For crippled octogenarian Perseus Algernon, his binoculars let him escape from his own home-and thrust him into a deadly game of lust and greed. When a violent murder takes place next door, only Algermon's word can confirm the innocence of a beautiful young woman. Reliable authorities corroborate the details, but Deputy Hennessy has his doubts about the story this Good Samaritan tells. Does being neighborly extend to covering up the truth about murder?

The Good Neighbor Policy: A Double-Cross in Double Dactyls

A Midsummer Night's Press

#1 Amazon New Release, The Silver Waves of Summer is a compulsively readable collection of crime stories by New York Times and International best-selling writers, and Edgar and Shamus Award winners.\n“Olsen has masterfully gathered an established crew of writers to maximum effect...A potent assemblage of briskly paced tales that will satisfy mystery and crime noir fans." -Kirkus Reviews\n“The Silver Waves of Summer is perfect reading for long, hot days. It was incredibly satisfying and reassuring to read [such] intelligent and thoughtful work. – Amazon review\n“This is a truly impressive collection of “surf noir” stories.” -Amazon Review\nIn “Lighthouse Scene for Miles,” internationally best-selling writer Michael Scott Moore (The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast) takes us back to the famed Lighthouse Cafe in 1950’s Southern California, in a story featuring the great jazz legend, Miles Davis.\nNY Times best-selling writer Tod Goldberg (Gangsterland, Living Dead Girl) brings us a compelling new short story, “The Summer of ’86,” where a recently released bank robber, Mitch Lenney, travels to a sleepy seaside town on the Monterey Bay to help his sister run a bike shop after her boyfriend suddenly disappears. This is a crime noir short not to be missed.\nIn “Off the 405,” Edgar Award winner Naomi Hirahara (Snakeskin Shamisen, Clark and Division) takes us on a beach excursion where three families meet on a hot, sunny day in Southern California that ends with a high-speed chase up the 405, against traffic.\nIn a murder mystery that rivals Agatha Christie, “The Naked and the Dead” by Shamus Award winner Charles Ardai (Songs of Innocence, Little Girl Lost) transports us to a private nude beach on the East Coast, where a member is murdered in an impossible fashion. It is up to private detective Susan Jaffe to solve the case.\nIn “In the Bank” by Antoine Wilson (Panorama City, Mouth to Mouth), two friends embark on an adventure to intercept a drug cartel’s shipment by disguising an old fishing boat as US Coast Guard to disastrous consequences.\nIn “The Five Thieves of Bombay Beach” by Rob Roberge (Liar, More than They Could Chew), we follow Duane Reed to the Salton Sea with its postapocalyptic landscape in a search of a missing person: Duane’s father, Walt Reed, who disappeared years before somewhere in Bombay Beach.\nThings take a sinister turn in a new horror story by the talented Samantha Tkac. In “Sundays are for Robberies,” two sisters have each other’s back at all costs, including when it comes to murder.

The Silver Waves of Summer

HIRAHARA, Naomi

Moore, Michael Scott

Goldberg, Tod

Wilson, Antoine

Wynn, Steve

Roberge, Rob

Olsen, David M

Wilson, Alex Webb

Tkac, Samantha

Genre Fiction

Kelp Books, LLC

From the towers of Manhattan to the jungles of South America, from the sands of the Sahara to the frozen crags of Antarctica, one man finds adventure everywhere he goes: GABRIEL HUNT. Backed by the resources of the $100 million Hunt Foundation and armed with his trusty Colt revolver, Gabriel Hunt has always been ready for anything--but is he prepared for the adventures that lie in wait for him?

Gabriel Hunt - Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear

Titan Books

AWARD WINNER CHARLES ARDAI, CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME, BRINGS HIS NOIR EXPERTISE TO THE FORE IN HIS DEBUT GRAPHIC NOVEL ABOUT A SEXY WEAPONS SMUGGLER.\nFans of pulp noir and crime writers like Ed Brubaker and Max Allan Collins will want to sink their teeth into this salacious and super-charged thriller. 
She’ll get you the weapon you need, when you need it, where you need it - no matter how impossible.\nBut when a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the death of dozens and the escape of a brutal criminal, Joanna Tan is suddenly forced by the U.S. government to do a job for them: find the man she set loose and bring him down.\nFeatures bonus material including the story of the real Gun Honey and much more!

Gun Honey (Graphic Novel)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Titan Comics

Holland March is a private eye with a defective nose and a broken arm. Jackson Healy is the tough guy who put him in a cast. Not the two most likely men to team up to hunt for a missing girl, or look into the suspicious death of a beautiful porn star, or go up against a conspiracy of the rich and powerful that stretches from Detroit to D.C. Hell, they’re not the most likely pair to team up to do anything. But there you go. And if they somehow survive this case, they might just find they like each other. But let’s be honest. They probably won’t survive it. Copyright © 2016 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. THE NICE GUYS and all related characters and elements © Silver Pictures Entertainment. WB SHIELD: ™ &amp; © WBEI. (s16)

The Nice Guys: The Official Movie Novelization

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE BESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL GUN HONEY, WRITTEN BY AWARD WINNER CHARLES ARDAI, CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME! Fans of the first graphic novel and classic pulp crime fiction will get a thrill out of this fast-paced, mystery thriller.&nbsp;Features a cover by superstar artist Stanley "Artgerm" Lau!&nbsp;Gun Honey is currently in development as a television series by Piller/Segan (Haven, The Dead Zone) and Malaysia-based Double Vision (The Bridge). Joanna Tan is back, sexier and deadlier than ever... She'll get you the weapon you need, when you need it, where you need it -- no matter how impossible. But this time, somebody else is planting the weapons. Somebody who's causing a lot of trouble. And with Joanna's MO, the authorities are making her their number one suspect. It's now up to Joanna to prove her innocence, and find the woman responsible for framing her for murder!

Gun Honey: Blood for Blood (Graphic Novel)

Manga

The highly-anticipated third volume of the best-selling comic franchise, written by award-winner Charles Ardai, co-founder of Hard Case Crime! Fans of the series and pulp noir enthusiasts will love seeing sexy heroine Joanna Tan collide with government agents in her epic return! After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, Gun Honey Joanna Tan launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo to the streets of Yokohama and the sands of the Gobi Desert. But when four armed groups converge on one secret location, will anyone survive the explosive collision? Fans of the first two graphic novels and classic pulp crime fiction will get a thrill out of this fast-paced, action thriller.

Gun Honey: Collision Course

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