Hard Case Crime Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Yesterday's and today's best crime fiction, served piping hot.
Quarry's Blood: Quarry
Max Allan CollinsHard Case CrimeCongratulations to Max Allan Collins for scoring not one but two Shamus Award nominations for Hard Case Crime this year: best hardcover for THE BIG BUNDLE and best paperback for QUARRY'S BLOOD! https://t.co/jZnmj7kOsZ
Paperback, 2022
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gangland
Chuck HoganHard Case CrimeReading GANGLAND by Chuck Hogan. Good book; if you like Mob yarns, you should read it. But that's not today's topic. Today's topic is flap copy. The flap copy says "GANGLAND is a Shakespearean-esque drama of integrity, lost honor, and revenge." Points to them for...
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lowdown Road
Scott Von DoviakHard Case CrimeLOWDOWN ROAD by @vondoviak is racking up raves: Kirkus calls it "a wild ride" and PW praises "razor-sharp dialogue and high-octane action...ever-escalating grindhouse madness." AKA the perfect summer read. Coming July: https://t.co/1mnyngwpLO https://t.co/aWp0dkXRZH
Paperback, 2023
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blood Sugar
Daniel KrausHard Case CrimeOh, and for anyone looking for the perfect Halloween read? BLOOD SUGAR by @DanielDKraus of LIVING DEAD and THE SHAPE OF WATER fame. A funny, touching, suspenseful, weird, icky, murderous book set at (and all about) Halloween. https://t.co/7JgJCg1smf https://t.co/7ZkZhQEcoQ
Paperback, 2019
$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Seed on the Wind
Paul ZimmerHard Case CrimeAnd, to round out our 2023 list, you can now find a sample chapter from (and more info about) Rex Stout's brilliant lost novel SEED ON THE WIND at https://t.co/xleuCYkSUZ You might not think a book unpublished for 93 years would have the power to shock -- but you'd be wrong. https://t.co/gLjciznlSK
Paperback, 2012
$20.95$10.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mad Money
Max Allan CollinsHard Case CrimeNext Tuesday, MAD MONEY, the last installment in our collect of Max Allan Collins' classic 'Nolan' novels, arrives in stores: https://t.co/21jSoxfDqi https://t.co/R9mQOsJ3my
Paperback, 2023
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Joyland
Stephen KingHard Case CrimeEsquire magazine ranked Stephen King's 75 books, and JOYLAND (rightly!) landed quite high on the list. "I read Joyland in one sitting and it remains one of the most memorable reading experiences of my life." If you haven't read it (or not recently): https://t.co/5mFyIB8ihC
Paperback, 2013
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Too Many Bullets
Max Allan CollinsHard Case CrimeAnd don't forget that Max Allan Collins' new Nathan Heller private eye novel, THE BIG BUNDLE, officially published around Christmas, will finally be available everywhere this coming Tuesday: https://t.co/CgJgjahVKQ https://t.co/6pT1cX0ry4
Hardcover, 2023
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beware the Woman
Megan AbbottHard Case CrimeCurrently reading BEWARE THE WOMAN by @meganeabbott while staying in a 14th century building in Venice. In some strange way, it feels appropriate. https://t.co/sks4JZcNHC
Paperback, Large Print, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Bloody Business
Dylan StruzanHard Case Crime@RealRush617 @studiotstella @DrewStruzan Yes, for A BLOODY BUSINESS, written by Dylan Struzan, his wonderful wife! He also did 20+ interior illustrations for the book, one for each chapter. The art is really gorgeous.
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