tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post4082217517020209495..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: FFB: Hard-Boiled -- Bill Pronzini and Jack Adrian, editorsmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-58511453058916777292016-11-18T17:34:39.974-06:002016-11-18T17:34:39.974-06:00I know if the book's really for sale, but it d...I know if the book's really for sale, but it does appear to be. It's a paperback edition, which is selling for $29.95, more than the cost of the original hardback. Very interesting.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-33956179741746227372016-11-18T17:26:34.622-06:002016-11-18T17:26:34.622-06:00Well, that's news to me that Oxford is still s...Well, that's news to me that Oxford is still selling the book and that an ebook edition is available. We were told twenty years ago that it was being remaindered and in fact were offered copies of both the hardcover and trade ppbk editions at the reduced remainder price at that time. Non-bestselling authors/editors are always the last to find out anything publishers are or are not doing with or to their works.Bill Pronzininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-63745062964944666952016-11-18T15:48:00.338-06:002016-11-18T15:48:00.338-06:00Oxford still owes me twenty bucks.Oxford still owes me twenty bucks.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-12701838126567561912016-11-18T13:39:34.720-06:002016-11-18T13:39:34.720-06:00Just checked at Amazon, and no Kindle version. I h...Just checked at Amazon, and no Kindle version. I hope one is in the works!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-92205512832797958682016-11-18T12:55:38.064-06:002016-11-18T12:55:38.064-06:00I just ordered a copy of HARD-BOILED. I thought I...I just ordered a copy of HARD-BOILED. I thought I had a copy, but I can't find it so buying a copy online is the next best option. I admire Bill Pronzini's writing ability, but he's a terrific editor of first-class anthologies, too!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-18527723105840015982016-11-18T11:52:58.417-06:002016-11-18T11:52:58.417-06:00Very nice review, Bill. Thanks to you and to the ...Very nice review, Bill. Thanks to you and to the others who praised the anthology. It was a labor of love on my part and that of Jack Adrian (real name Christopher Lowder); remuneration for us, given the amount of work we put into it, was less than modest. It was also a long-range collaboration, since Chris lived in England and I in CA and selections were considered, discussed and agreed upon or rejected strictly by snail mail. Incidentally, the book is not still in print from Oxford. We were promised that it would remain so indefinitely, but it was in fact remaindered less than a year after publication.Bill Pronzininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-56728321692158021602016-11-18T11:51:43.496-06:002016-11-18T11:51:43.496-06:00It's a good one alright. I think I got it from...It's a good one alright. I think I got it from the library, as I don't have a copy in my catalog. I wonder if the library here has it?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-44939523112182115092016-11-18T08:35:15.749-06:002016-11-18T08:35:15.749-06:00I read this at the tail end of the great wave of p...I read this at the tail end of the great wave of private eye and noir anthologies that came out in the late 80s and early 90s. I thought this was better than any except maybe the Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories (also edited by Pronzini). Some familiar stories here but also a lot of overlooked one, including the only other story featuring Paul Cain's character "Black".Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-88319772281660486082016-11-18T07:16:46.846-06:002016-11-18T07:16:46.846-06:00Todd, I'd dipped into this one before, but thi...Todd, I'd dipped into this one before, but this time I read it straight through. There are a few familiar stories, but most of them were new to me when I bought the book. That must have been 21 years ago, but it still looks new.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-77962964816815977972016-11-18T07:06:01.453-06:002016-11-18T07:06:01.453-06:00I checked my records and read this one (can it be?...I checked my records and read this one (can it be?) 21 years ago. Good book. Jack Adrian was a good friend and collaborator with (my late, very good friend) Bob Adey on some locked room anthologies too.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-56919378878664595302016-11-18T06:42:58.907-06:002016-11-18T06:42:58.907-06:00This was one of the first fat Pronzini anthologies...This was one of the first fat Pronzini anthologies I purchased, as opposed to those I'd read in library copies when younger, and you can see why...hadn't heard of Adrian before this, and his great reputation among noir/hb fans. (If I knew why he used that pseudonym, I've forgotten since, and should refresh my memory). Have you read it for the first time recently, Bill, or is this dipping in again, and how many of the stories were familiar? I'd run across a few, including the then-recent Block and the hard to miss (at least if you read the collections or anthologies I had) Brackett and Macdonald (if I remember correctly). <br /><br />Hard to go wrong. I remember the introduction and notes being as good as one might expect, too.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com