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THE ONLY THING HARDER THAN GETTING INTO THE MOB IS GETTING OUT. For Anthony Russo, an Atlantic City mobster’s son, the chances of escaping a life of crime are slim. They hinge on his plan to back a washed-up boxer’s comeback bid, and that, in turn, hinges on winning the […]
Is Hard Case Crime in trouble? I doubt it, and I hope not. However, Nathan Cain at Independent Crime is concerned: And I can’t help but feel that the latest Hard Case newsletter has sort of buried the lede. Down toward the bottom…[publisher Charles] Ardai announces that Hard […]
Exciting news from Hard Case Crime. I’ll let them tell you about it: Friends, Why haven’t you heard from me in so long? Because I’ve had a piece of news to share that I couldn’t share until now. As you probably know, the great Donald E. Westlake, one of the […] Donald Westlake as drawn by Darwyn Cooke It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these–let’s see what I’ve accumulated in the past month or so. Hey Oscar Wilde! It’s clobberin’ time!!! has Darwyn Cooke’s portrait of Donald Westlake (above). (Thanks to Will Kane of World of Kane.)
“This fellow Hunt…he knows too damn much.” –PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON Before he became one of the most controversial figures in modern American history, before he went to prison for his involvement in the Watergate conspiracy, E. Howard Hunt was an award-winning novelist, recipient of a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship […] 
SOME PEOPLE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY Mavis St. Paul had been a rich man’s mistress. Now she was a corpse. And every cop in New York City was hunting for the two-bit punk accused of putting a knife in her. But the punk was innocent. He’d been […]
I’m not doing my job here! Donald Westlake’s debut novel The Cutie (originally published as The Mercenaries) was released February 11th by Hard Case Crime. Sorry I didn’t notify you sooner. I knew it was coming but it snuck up on me. I’m in the middle […] TOMORROW, THE STRUGGLE WILL BE FOUGHT ON OUR STREETS On a visit to Northern Ireland, newspaper reporter Sam Briscoe meets with a mysterious IRA leader and agrees to deliver an envelope to his supporters in New York City. It’s a decision with grave consequences-not just for Briscoe, but for his […] QUARRY’S BACK– FOR HIS TOUGHEST JOB EVER. The ruthless professional killer known as Quarry long ago disappeared into a well-earned retirement. But now a media magnate has lured the restless hitman into tackling one last lucrative assignment. The target is an unlikely one: Why, Quarry wonders, would anyone want a […] I’ve decided to feature each month’s publication by Hard Case Crime. Why? They have published three Westlake books (including the last Grofield novel, Lemons Never Lie), with more to come. Stark/Westlake fans would love many of their non-Westlake books, so this is my way of encouraging Parker readers to explore this great […] |
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