JAMES ELLROY: BLACK MASK #8
SUMMARY:Anthology of crime fiction edited by Richard Layman and Matthew J. Bruccoli. Revival of vintage Black Mask pulp magazine of the 1920s and 1930s that first published Hammett, Chandler and other notable early Noir writers.
Contains James Ellroy's short story, "Dial Axminster 6-400." Other authors represented include John D. MacDonald, John Lutz, Sara Paretsky and Bill Pronzini.
POINTS:The paperback collection was published by HBJ in 1987 and retailed for $7.95. ISBN: 0-15-665487-3.
PUBLISHER'S TEASER:"The F.B.I. busts up a kidnapping payoff as the Treadwell brothers make their break. Blanchard and Evans figure a short count and play some long odds to get the cash, a coed, and their own sweet selves home safe." — © HBJ
