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THE CONFESSION Recipient of Edgar Allan Poe Award
From Publishers Weekly: ”In Edgar-nominee Stansberry's compelling and incredibly dark modern noir shocker, forensic psychologist Jake Danser alternates between his day job—interviewing murder suspects then testifying to their culpability—and bedding as many women as possible without letting his beautiful wife catch on. "[MORE]
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MANIFESTO FOR THE DEAD This controversial novel takes as its main character real life noir icon Jim Thompson, at the end of his career, suspecting he has been framed by a Hollywood producer for the murder of young starlet. An intricate blend of biogarphy, fiction, and suspense.[MORE]
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THE LAST DAYS OF IL DUCEAging Italian fascists, vengeful Chinese landlords, senile Beat poets who mutter into the ruins of abandoned hotels — all inhabit the shadows of this award winning novel. This dark, elegantly written thriller set in North Beach, the old Italian neighborhood of San Francisco—tells the story of Niccolo Jones.[MORE]
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THE SPOILERThis 1987 crime classic, now in trade paperback for the first time, brings to light the gritty underside of minor league baseball in a way that few books have, in any genre. Nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in the year it was published, the reputation of this novel has only increased over the years. [MORE]
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