Hard Case Crime

Hard Case Crime is an American imprint of hardboiled crime novels founded in 2004 by Charles Ardai (also the founder of the Internet service Juno Online Services) and Max Phillips.[1][2] The series recreates, in editorial form and content, the flavor of the paperback crime novels of the 1940s and '50s. The covers feature original illustrations done in a style familiar from the golden age of paperbacks (the 1950s and '60s), credited to artists such as Robert McGinnis and Glen Orbik.[3]

The collection includes both reprints of books from the pulp era (typically labeled Complete and unabridged on the cover), and new novels written for the collection (typically labeled First publication anywhere). The top-selling entries in the series to date have been novels by Stephen King: The Colorado Kid (2005), which later became the basis for the SyFy television series Haven,[4][5][6] and Joyland (2013).

Six novels published by Hard Case have been nominated for the Edgar Award: In 2005, Little Girl Lost, by Richard Aleas (a pseudonym for Hard Case Crime co-founder Charles Ardai that is both an anagram of Ardai's name and a play on "alias"), was nominated as Best First Novel by an American Author, and Domenic Stansberry's The Confession won the award for Best Paperback Original; in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2014, respectively, Allan Guthrie's Kiss Her Goodbye, Russell Hill's Robbie's Wife, Christa Faust's Money Shot, and Stephen King's Joyland were nominated for Best Paperback Original.[7]

Max Phillips' Fade to Blonde won the 2005 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Novel of the Year, and Charles Ardai's pseudonymous "Richard Aleas" novel Songs of Innocence won the same award in 2008.[8] Ardai also received the Edgar Award in 2007, for his short story "The Home Front."[9]

Between 2004 and 2010, Hard Case Crime was published through a collaboration between Ardai's company, Winterfall LLC, and Dorchester Publishing. Starting in 2011, Titan Books replaced Dorchester as publisher of the series.[10] Additionally, two volumes in the series, one reprinting a pair of early Lawrence Block novels, 69 Barrow Street and Strange Embrace, the other a collection of Lawrence Block short stories, Catch and Release, were published by Subterranean Press.[11]

Titles

#TitleAuthorCover ArtistRelease DateEarliest CopyrightISBNNotes
001Grifter's GameLawrence BlockChuck PyleSeptember 20041961 0-8439-5349-7Complete and unabridged
002Fade to BlondeMax PhillipsGregory ManchessSeptember 20042004 0-8439-5350-0First publication anywhere
003Top of the HeapErle Stanley GardnerBill NelsonOctober 20041952 0-8439-5352-7First publication in 30 years
004Little Girl LostRichard AleasRobert McGinnisOctober 20042004 0-8439-5351-9First time in paperback
005Two for the MoneyMax Allan CollinsMark TexeiraNovember 20041973 0-8439-5353-5Complete and unabridged
006The ConfessionDomenic StansberryRichard B. FarrellNovember 20042004 0-8439-5354-3First publication anywhere
007Home Is the SailorDay KeeneRichard B. Farrell and Gregory ManchessMarch 20051952 0-8439-5356-XFirst publication in over 30 years
008Kiss Her GoodbyeAllan GuthrieChuck PyleMarch 20052005 0-8439-5355-1First publication anywhere
009361Donald E. WestlakeRichard B. FarrellMay 20051962 0-8439-5357-8Complete and unabridged
010Plunder of the SunDavid DodgeRobert McGinnisMay 20051949 0-8439-5358-6Complete and unabridged
011Branded WomanWade MillerGlen OrbikJuly 20051952 0-8439-5359-4Complete and unabridged
012Dutch UnclePeter PaviaRichard B. FarrellJuly 20052005 0-8439-5360-8First publication anywhere
013The Colorado KidStephen KingGlen OrbikOctober 20052005 0-8439-5584-8First publication anywhere
014The Girl with the Long Green HeartLawrence BlockRobert McGinnisNovember 20051965 0-8439-5585-6Complete and unabridged
015The Gutter and the GraveEd McBainRichard B. FarrellDecember 20051958 0-8439-5587-2Complete and unabridged
016Night WalkerDonald HamiltonTim GaborJanuary 20061954 0-8439-5586-4Complete and unabridged
017A Touch of DeathCharles WilliamsChuck PyleFebruary 20061953 0-8439-5588-0Complete and unabridged
018Say It with BulletsRichard PowellMichael KoelschMarch 20061953 0-8439-5589-9First publication in 50 years
019Witness to MyselfSeymour ShubinLarry SchwingerApril 20062006 0-8439-5590-2First publication anywhere
020BustKen Bruen and Jason StarrRichard B. FarrellMay 20062006 0-8439-5591-0First publication anywhere
021Straight CutMadison Smartt BellChuck PyleJune 20061986 0-8439-5592-9Complete and unabridged
022Lemons Never LieRichard StarkRichard B. FarrellJuly 20061971 0-8439-5593-7Complete and unabridged
023The Last QuarryMax Allan CollinsRobert McGinnisAugust 20062006 (drawn in part from short story published in 1989) 0-8439-5594-5First publication anywhere
024The Guns of HeavenPete HamillLarry SchwingerSeptember 20061983 0-8439-5595-3Complete and unabridged
025The Last MatchDavid DodgeWilliam GeorgeOctober 20062003 (written in 1973 but not published until 2006) 0-8439-5596-1Never before published
026Grave DescendJohn LangeGregory ManchessNovember 2006 (reissued as by "Michael Crichton writing as John Lange" in October 2013)1970 0-8439-5597-XComplete and unabridged
027The PeddlerRichard S. PratherRobert McGinnisDecember 20061952 0-8439-5598-8Complete and unabridged
028Lucky At CardsLawrence BlockChuck PyleFebruary 20071964 0-8439-5768-9First publication in almost 40 years
029Robbie's WifeRussell Hill[12]Richard B. FarrellMarch 20072007 0-8439-5769-7First publication anywhere
030The Vengeful VirginGil BrewerGregory ManchessApril 20071958 0-8439-5770-0Complete and unabridged
031The Wounded and the SlainDavid GoodisGlen OrbikMay 20071955 0-8439-5771-9Complete and unabridged
032BlackmailerGeorge AxelrodGlen OrbikJune 20071952 0-8439-5772-7Complete and unabridged
033Songs of InnocenceRichard AleasGlen OrbikJuly 20072007 0-8439-5773-5First Publication Anywhere
034FrightCornell WoolrichArthur SuydamAugust 20071950 0-8439-5774-3First publication in over 50 years
035Kill Now, Pay LaterRobert TerrallRobert McGinnisSeptember 20071960 0-8439-5775-1Complete and unabridged
036SlideKen Bruen and Jason StarrRichard B. FarrellOctober 20072007 0-8439-5776-XFirst publication anywhere
037Dead StreetMickey SpillaneArthur SuydamNovember 20072007 0-8439-5777-8Never before published
038Deadly BelovedMax Allan CollinsTerry BeattyDecember 20072007 0-8439-5778-6First publication anywhere
039A Diet of TreacleLawrence BlockChuck PyleJanuary 20081961 0-8439-5957-6Complete and unabridged
040Money ShotChrista FaustGlen OrbikFebruary 20082008 0-8439-5958-4First publication anywhere
041Zero CoolJohn LangeGregory ManchessMarch 2008 (reissued as by "Michael Crichton writing as John Lange" in November 2013)1969 0-8439-5959-2Complete and unabridged
042Shooting Star/SpiderwebRobert BlochArthur Suydam/Larry SchwingerApril 20081958/1954 0-8439-5960-6Two complete novels
043The Murderer VineShepard RifkinKen LaagerMay 20081970 0-8439-5961-4Complete and unabridged
044Somebody Owes Me MoneyDonald E. WestlakeMichael KoelschJune 20081969 0-8439-5962-2First publication in over 35 years
045No House LimitSteve FisherRichard B. FarrellJuly 20081958 0-8439-5963-0Complete and unabridged
046Baby MollJohn FarrisRobert McGinnisAugust 20081958 0-8439-5964-9First publication in 50 years
047The MaxKen Bruen and Jason StarrGlen OrbikSeptember 20082008 0-8439-5966-5First publication anywhere
048The First QuarryMax Allan CollinsKen LaagerOctober 20082008 0-8439-5965-7First publication anywhere
049Gun WorkDavid J. SchowJoe DeVitoNovember 20082008 0-8439-5967-3First publication anywhere
050Fifty-To-OneCharles ArdaiGlen OrbikDecember 20082008 0-8439-5968-1First publication anywhere
051Killing CastroLawrence BlockSharif TarabayJanuary 20091961 0-8439-6113-9First publication in almost 50 years
052The Dead Man's BrotherRoger ZelaznyChuck PyleFebruary 20092009 (written but not published in 1971) 0-8439-6114-7First publication anywhere
053The CutieDonald E. WestlakeKen LaagerMarch 20091960 0-8439-6115-5Complete and unabridged
054House DickE. Howard HuntGlen OrbikApril 20091961 0-8439-6116-3Complete and unabridged
055Casino MoonPeter BlaunerRicky MujicaMay 20091994 0-8439-6117-1Complete and unabridged
056Fake I.D.Jason StarrGregg KreutzJune 20092000 0-8439-6118-XFirst U.S. publication ever
057Passport To PerilRobert B. ParkerGregory ManchessJuly 20091951 0-8439-6119-8First publication in over 50 years
058Stop This Man!Peter RabeRobert McGinnisAugust 20091955 0-8439-6120-1First publication in 45 years
059Losers Live LongerRussell AtwoodRobert McGinnisSeptember 20092009 0-8439-6121-XFirst publication ever
060Honey In His MouthLester DentRon LesserOctober 20092009 (written but not published in 1956) 0-8439-6122-8First publication ever
061Quarry In The MiddleMax Allan CollinsRon LesserNovember 20092009 0-8439-6124-4First publication ever
062The Corpse Wore PastiesJonny PorkpieRicky MujicaDecember 20092009 0-8439-6123-6First publication ever
063The Valley of FearArthur Conan DoyleGlen OrbikDecember 20091915 0-8439-6295-XInspired by a true story
064MemoryDonald E. WestlakeGlen OrbikApril 20102010 0-8439-6375-1First publication ever
065Nobody's AngelJack ClarkRon LesserJune 20102010 (500 self-published copies of earlier version distributed in 1996) 0-8439-6327-1First time in stores
066Murder Is My BusinessBrett HallidayRobert McGinnisAugust 20101945 0-8439-6328-XComplete and unabridged
06969 Barrow Street/Strange EmbraceLawrence BlockRobert McGinnisMay 20121961/1962 978-1-59606-489-8Two complete novels
070Catch and ReleaseLawrence BlockKen LaagerSeptember 2013 978-1-59606-571-0
101Getting OffLawrence BlockGregory ManchessSeptember 20112011 978-0-85768-287-1First publication anywhere
102Quarry's ExMax Allan CollinsGregory ManchessSeptember 20112011 978-0-85768-286-4First publication anywhere
103The ConsummataMickey Spillane and Max Allan CollinsRobert McGinnisOctober 20112011 978-0-85768-288-8First publication anywhere
104Choke HoldChrista FaustGlen OrbikOctober 20112011 978-0-85768-285-7First publication anywhere
105The Comedy Is FinishedDonald E. WestlakeGregory ManchessFebruary 20122012 (Written but not published in 1970s) 978-0-85768-408-0First publication anywhere
106Blood On the MinkRobert SilverbergMichael KoelschApril 20121962 978-0-85768-768-5
107False NegativeJoseph KoenigGlen OrbikJune 20122012 978-0-85768-580-3First publication anywhere
108The Twenty-Year DeathAriel S. WinterChuck PyleAugust 20122012 978-0-85768-581-0First publication anywhere
109The Cocktail WaitressJames M. CainMichael KoelschSeptember 20122012 978-1-78116-032-9First publication anywhere
110Seduction of the InnocentMax Allen CollinsGlen OrbikFebruary 20132013 978-0-85768-748-7
111Web of the CityHarlan EllisonGlen OrbikApril 20131958 978-1-78116-420-4
112JoylandStephen KingGlen Orbik/Robert McGinnisJune 20132013 978-1-78116-264-4
113The Secret Lives of Married WomenElissa WaldGlen OrbikOctober 20132013 978-1-78116-262-0
MC1Odds OnMichael Crichton writing as John LangeGlen OrbikNovember 20131966 978-1-78329-118-2
MC2Scratch OneMichael Crichton writing as John LangeGlen OrbikOctober 20131967 978-1-78329-119-9
MC3Easy GoMichael Crichton writing as John LangeGlen OrbikOctober 20131968 978-1-78329-120-5
MC4Zero CoolMichael Crichton writing as John LangeGregory ManchessNovember 2013 (first issued as by "John Lange" in 2008)1969 0-8439-5959-2Complete and unabridged
MC5The Venom BusinessMichael Crichton writing as John LangeGregory ManchessNovember 20131969 978-1-78329-122-9
MC6Drug of ChoiceMichael Crichton writing as John LangeGregory ManchessNovember 20131970 978-1-78329-123-6
MC7Grave DescendMichael Crichton writing as John LangeGregory ManchessOctober 2013 (first issued as by "John Lange" in 2006)1970 978-1-78329-124-3
MC8BinaryMichael Crichton writing as John LangeGlen OrbikOctober 20131972 978-1-78329-125-0
114The Wrong QuarryMax Allan CollinsTyler JacobsonJanuary 2014 978-1-78116-266-8
115BorderlineLawrence BlockMichael KoelschMay 2014 978-1-78116-266-8
116BrainquakeSamuel FullerGlen OrbikSeptember 20141962 978-1-78116-819-6
S01A Walk Among the TombstonesLawrence Block?August 20141992 978-1-78329-562-3Now a Major motion picture starring Liam Neeson
117Easy DeathDaniel BoydGlen OrbikNovember 20142014 978-0-85768-579-7
118Quarry's ChoiceMax Allan CollinsRobert McGinnisJanuary 20152015 978-1-78329-084-0
119Thieves Fall OutGore VidalGlen OrbikApril 20151953 978-1-78116-792-2
120So Nude, So DeadEd McBainGregory ManchessJuly 20151952 9781781166062
121 The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes Lawrence Block Glen Orbik September 2015 2015 978-1-78329-750-4 First publication anywhere
S02 Quarry Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis October 2015 1976 978-1-78329-883-9 Previously published as The Broker
S03 Quarry's List Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis October 2015 1976 978-1-78329-885-3 Previously published as The Broker's Wife
S04 Quarry's Deal Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis October 2015 1976 978-1-78329-887-7 Previously published as The Dealer
S05 Quarry's Cut Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis October 2015 1977 978-1-78329-889-1 Previously published as The Slasher
S06 Quarry's Vote Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis March 2016 1987 978-1-78329-891-4 Previously published as Primary Target
122 Cut Me In Ed McBain Robert McGinnis January 2016 1954
123 Pimp Ken Bruen and Jason Starr Michael Koelsch March 2016 2016 978-1-78329-569-2
S07 The Nice Guys Charles Ardai May 2016 2016 978-1-78565-257-8 First publication anywhere; novelization of the film of the same name
124 SoHo Sins Richard Vine Robert McGuire July 2016 2016 978-1-78329-928-7
125 Quarry in the Black Max Allan Collins Laurel Blechman, Glen Orbik October 2016 2016 978-1-78329-814-3
126 Sinner Man Lawrence Block Michael Koelsch November 2016 1968 (written in 1958 but not published until 1968) 978-1-78565-001-7 Previously published as Savage Lover
127 The Knife Slipped Erle Stanley Gardner Robert McGinnis December 2016 2016 (written in 1939 but not published until 2016) 978-1-78329-927-0
128 Snatch Gregory Mcdonald Patrick Faricy January 2017 1978, 1985 978-1-78565-182-3 Previously published as two separate novels, Who Took Toby Rinaldi? and Safekeeping
129 Forever and a Death Donald E. Westlake Paul Mann June 2017 2017 978-1-78565-423-7 First publication anywhere
130 Quarry's Climax Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis October 2017 2017 978-1-78565-180-9 First publication anywhere
131 Turn on the Heat Erle Stanley Gardner Laurel Blechman, Robert Maguire November 2017 1940 978-1-78565-423-7
132 Help I Am Being Held Prisoner Donald E. Westlake Paul Mann February 2018 1974 978-1-78565-682-8 First publication in 30 years
133 The Last Stand Mickey Spillane Laurel Blechman March 2018 2018 978-1-78565-686-6 First publication anywhere. Also includes previously unpublished novella A Bullet For Satisfaction
134 Understudy For Death Charles Willeford Paul Mann July 2018 978-1-78565-698-9 First publication in 60 years
135 Charlesgate Confidential Scott Von Doviak Paul Mann September 2018 2018 978-1-78565-717-7 First publication anywhere
136 The Count of 9 Erle Stanley Gardner Robert McGinnis October 2018 1958 978-1-78565-634-7 First publication in 50 years
137 So Many Doors Oakley Hall Robert McGinnis, Robert Maguire November 2018 978-1-78565-688-0
138 Brothers Keepers Donald E. Westlake ???? February 2019 978-1-78565-715-3
139 A Bloody Business Dylan Struzan Drew Struzan April 2019 2019 978-1-78565-770-2 First publication anywhere

References

  1. ↑ Grossman, Lev; Stoller, Terry (2008-09-26). "Single Malts and Double Crosses: Hard-Boiled Books". Time Magazine.
  2. ↑ Hamilton, Denise (2006-07-02). "A Crime Line of Passion". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ "Hard Case Shows a Soft Spot for Pulp". National Public Radio. 2008-05-05.
  4. ↑ Schneider, Michael (September 28, 2009). "Stephen King chills tube again". Variety. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  5. ↑ Lambert, David (March 30, 2011). "Haven - Syfy's Hot New Show, Based on Stephen King's 'The Colorado Kid', Announced for DVD and Blu-ray". TV Shows on DVD. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Syfy celebrates summer 2010 with first ever Thursday night reality bloc". The Futon Critic. March 31, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  7. ↑ "The Edgar Awards".
  8. ↑ "The Shamus Awards".
  9. ↑ "The Edgar Awards".
  10. ↑ Boog, Jason (October 20, 2010), Hard Case Crime to Relaunch with Titan Publishing, GalleyCat .
  11. ↑ Lindenmuth, Brian (2010-08-10). "Hard Case Crime moves to Subterranean Press". Spinetingler.
  12. ↑ Polito, Rick (April 14, 2007). "English teacher and noir fiction writer shares his love of words". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
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