ISBN |
9781944520687 (paperback) |
Title |
The best of Manhunt : a collection of the best stories from Manhunt magazine / foreword by Lawrence Block ; afterword by Barry N. Malzberg ; edited and introduction by Jeff Vorzimmer. |
Edition |
First Stark House Press edition. |
Published |
Eureka California : Stark House Press, 2019. |
©2019 |
Description |
384 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Foreword / Larence Block -- The story selection ; An introduction to the tortured history of Manhunt / Jeff Vorzimmer -- Introduction from The best from Manhunt / Scott & Sidney Meredith -- On the sidewalk, bleeding / Evan Hunter -- Mugger murder / Richard Deming -- Decision / Helen Nielsen -- The collector comes after payday / Fletcher Flora -- Try it my way / Jack Ritchie -- Movie night / Robert Turner -- In memory of Judith Courtright / Erskine Caldwell -- Day's work / Jonathan Lord -- The scrapbook / Jonathan Craig -- Quiet day in the county jail / Craig Rice -- The set-up / Sam Cobb -- The double take / Richard S. Prather -- The man who found the money / James E. Cronin -- Self-defense / Harold Q. Masur -- Bad word / David Alexander -- Return engagement / Frank Kane -- Graveyard shift / Steve Frazee -- The little lamb / Fredric Brown -- The girl behind the hedge / Mickey Spillane -- Professional man / David Goodis -- The quiet room / Jonathan Craig -- Pistol / Hal Ellson -- Hit and run / Richard Deming -- The killer / John D. MacDonald -- The day it began again / Fletcher Flora -- Moonshine / Gil Brewer -- Rat hater / Harlan Ellison -- The last spin / Evan Hunter -- Night of crisis / Harry Whittington -- Pigeon in an iron lung / Talmage Powell -- Cop for a day / Henry Slesar -- Somebody's going to die / Talmage Powell -- Stranger in the house / Theodore Pratt -- Enough rope for two / Clark Howard -- Body on a white carpet / Al James -- A piece of ground / Helen Nielsen -- Say a prayer for the guy / Nelson Algren -- An empty threat / Donald E. Westlake -- Frozen stiff / Lawrence Block -- Afterword: The graveyard rats / Barry N. Malzberg. |
Summary |
First appearing on newsstands in late 1952, Manhunt was the acknowledged successor to Black Mask, which had ceased publication the year before, as the venue for high-quality crime fiction. The Best of Manhunt includes 39 of the original stories, a foreword by Lawrence Block and Afterword by Barry N. Malzberg, as well as an introduction to the tortured history of the magazine by editor, Jeff Vorzimmer. |
Subjects |
Detective and mystery stories -- Literary collections |
Genre |
Detective and mystery fiction |
Short stories |
Other Names |
Block, Lawrence writer of foreword. |
Malzberg, Barry N. writer of afterword. |
Vorzimmer, Jeff editor, writer of introduction. |
Added Title |
Manhunt (New York, N.Y.) |
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