Tag: Hard Case Crime
Return of the Maltese Falcon — Collins hits a bullseye with Sam Spade sequel
The Best Books of 2025
The First Quarry — Max Allan Collins doubles back to a nostalgic first hit
The Loose End — Hard Case Crime comic takes a Rodriguez/Tarantino trip
Top of the Heap — Gardner Cool & Lam story is one hyper-intricate tale
Duster — Action, fast cars, fun, and the best TV show of the year
Retro fix — Minky Woodcock goes full James Bond in The Girl Called Cthulhu
The Last Quarry–Another good pulp noir read from Max Allan Collins
Duster — Stellar cast headlines legit 1970s pulp crime show
Retro fix–The Actor, the final published Westlake novel that’s coming to theaters
The Best Books of 2024
Quarry’s Return–One more action-packed Max Allan Collins finale
Lemons Never Lie–A great Westlake/Stark hero returns
Now streaming–Brosnan and Baccarin star in Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie–The novel that would become the movie
Into the Night–Stunning Cornell Woolrich suspense-thriller returns 35 years later
Death Comes Too Late–Hard Case Crime celebrates 20 years
Nobody’s Angel–A gritty view of Chicago from a seasoned cabbie
Lowdown Road–A nostalgic spin on action crime tropes of the 1970s
The Best Books of 2023
Too Many Bullets–Max Allan Collins looks back to 1968 and RFK in next Heller novel
Noir Burlesque–A vivid, gritty crime story is coming your way this month
Retro fix–Max Allan Collins’ giant Nolan novel “Spree” returns in 2-for-1 volume “Mad Money”
Fools Die on Friday–Erle Stanley Gardner Cool & Lam crime classic gets a new edition 75 years later
The Big Bundle–Max Allan Collins’ latest Heller novel merges RFK, Hoffa, the Mob, and a forgotten Midwest crime
borg’s Best of 2022–The Best Books
The Hot Beat–Noted sci-fi/fantasy author’s pulp crime novel gets reprinted 62 years later
Retro fix–Max Allan Collins’ early Nolan novel “Hard Cash” returns in 2-for-1 volume “Tough Tender”
The Next Time I Die–Hard Case Crime goes sci-fi in new crime story
Call Me a Cab–The last fantastic Donald E. Westlake novel arrives… without a crime
Quarry’s Blood–Max Allan Collins offers up another exciting end for Quarry series
borg’s Best of 2021–The Best Books
Five Decembers–Far-reaching Hard Case Crime story blends war romance and Hawaii detective story
Stephen King’s bare-knuckled crime novels arrive in a shiny boxed set with cover art cards from Hard Case Crime
Gun Honey–Sexy arms supplier is action anti-heroine in new stylish, international espionage crime noir series
Castle in the Air–Donald E. Westlake’s brilliantly funny heist classic returns to print
Bait Money–Max Allan Collins’ first Nolan novel returns in new 2-for-1 Hard Case Crime edition
borg 10-year celebration–The Not-to-Miss Top Books of the Decade
Retro fix–Cynthia von Buhler’s Minky Woodcock is back in The Girl Who Electrified Tesla
Retro review–Erle Stanley Gardner’s Shills Can’t Cash Chips, a twisty, fun, hard-boiled crime story
Advance book review–Stephen King’s Later, a riveting supernatural, coming of age, ghost story
Skim Deep–Nolan returns in all-new Max Allan Collins crime novel
borg’s Best of 2020–The Best Books
Ms. Tree: Skeleton in the Closet–Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty return for a second volume of classic crime stories
Killer, Come Back to Me–New Ray Bradbury collection digs into his pulp crime stories
Later–Stephen King crime novel coming to Hard Case Crime
Retro review–Erle Stanley Gardner’s unpublished, “lost” Cool & Lam novel, The Knife Slipped
Donald E. Westlake’s novel “A Travesty” back in print 43 years later in Double Feature
Advance review–Brian De Palma political thriller asks: Are Snakes Necessary?
