Web of the City (33 page)
Authors: Harlan Ellison
A
CCLAIM FOR
D
ONALD
E. W
ESTLAKE:
“One of the great writers of the 20th Century.”
— Newsweek
“The novel’s deeper meditations will keep you thinking long after you’ve closed the book.”
— USA Today
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From the Author the New York Times Calls “THE SUPREME MASTER OF SUSPENSE”
by
CORNELL WOOLRICH
AUTHOR OF ‘REAR WINDOW’
A man. A woman. A kiss in the dark. That is how it begins. But before his nightmare ends, Prescott Marshall will learn that kisses and darkness can both hide evil intent—and that the worst darkness of all may be lurking inside him.
Lost for more than half a century and never before published under Cornell Woolrich’s real name,
Fright
is a breathtaking crime novel worthy of the writer who has been called “one of the giants of mystery fiction” and “the Hitchcock of the written word.”
R
AVES FOR
C
ORNELL
W
OOLRICH
:
“You can palpably feel the agony in Woolrich and his work.
”
— James Ellroy
“One of the great masters.”
— Ellery Queen
“The Poe of the twentieth century.”
— Francis M. Nevins
“One of the giants of mystery fiction… one of my earliest writing heroes.”
— Harlan Ellison
“It is high time Woolrich was rediscovered.
”
— Los Angeles Times
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Shamus Award Winner for Best Original Paperback Novel of the Year
INNOCENCE
by
RICHARD ALEAS
Three years ago, detective John Blake solved a mystery that changed his life forever—and left a woman he loved dead. Now Blake is back, to investigate the apparent suicide of Dorothy Louise Burke, a beautiful college student with a double life. The secrets Blake uncovers could blow the lid off New York City’s sex trade… if they don’t kill him first.
Richard Aleas’ first novel, LITTLE GIRL LOST, was among the most celebrated crime novels of the year, nominated for both the Edgar and Shamus Awards.
But nothing in John Blake’s first case could prepare you for the shocking conclusion of his second…
P
RAISE FOR
SONGS OF INNOCENCE:
“An instant classic.”
—The Washington Post
“The best thing Hard Case is publishing right now.”
—The San Francisco Chronicle
“His powerful conclusion will drop jaws.”
—Publishers Weekly
“So sharp [it’ll] slice your finger as you flip the pages.”
—Playboy
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The Lost Final Novel by the Author of MILDRED PIERCE and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
COCKTAIL
Waitress
by
JAMES M. CAIN
The day Joan Medford buried her first husband, her fate was sealed. For on that day she met two new men: the handsome schemer whose touch she’d grow to crave and the wealthy older man whose touch repelled her—but whose money was an irresistible temptation…
This never-before-published novel by one of crime fiction’s most acclaimed authors will remind you why Cain is considered, together with Hammett and Chandler, one of the true giants of the genre.
“Here, long after anyone would have expected it, is the voice of James M. Cain, as fresh and as relevant as ever.
The Cocktail Waitress
will involve you, and then shock you with an ending you’ll never forget. This is a true rarity: a reader’s novel that’s also a literary event.”
—Stephen King
“How considerate of the postman to ring a third time, delivering Cain’s final gift to us thirty-five years after his death.
”
—Lawrence Block
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