Monday, April 30, 2012

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The Complete Casebook of Cardigan, Volume 1: 1931-32
More good news: This is Volume 1.  Three more to come.

Amazon.com: The Complete Casebook of Cardigan, Volume 1: 1931-32 (9781618270115): Frederick Nebel, John Fleming Gould, Will Murray, Walter Baumhofer: Books: Frederick Nebel's unforgettable character Jack Cardigan was one of the main reasons behind the success of the legendary Dime Detective Magazine. His hard-boiled P.I. stories were a major influence to other writers of the era, yet only a handful have been reprinted since their original 44-story run eighty years ago. Volume 1 of this series contains the first 11 installments, complete and uncut, with an all-new introduction by Will Murray and the original illustrations by John Fleming Gould. "Death Alley (November, 1931)," "Hell's Pay Check (December, 1931)," "Six Diamonds and a Dick (January, 1932)," "And There Was Murder (February, 1932)," "Phantom Fingers (March, 1932)," "Murder on the Loose (April, 1932)," "Rogues' Ransom (August, 1932)," "Lead Pearls (September, 1932," "The Dead Don't Die (October, 1932)," "The Candy Killer (November, 1932)," and "A Truck-Load of Diamonds (December, 1932)."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I had this on New Arrivals, James Reasoner had it on his New Books, and now you have it as a PimPage. This book is getting plenty of blogplay. I'm halfway through and these stories are great.