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Summary
(From the publisher):
In this stellar collection, Robert J. Randisi has compiled the first short story - and in many cases, first-ever appearances by some of the best-loved private eyes in detective fiction. Here is that rare glimpse into history, a tour down memory lane for many of today's most famous shamuses. In all, there are fifteen stories with fifteen classic characters, battling crime on the meanest streets in America, and winning praise in the process. From Amos Walker to V. I. Warshawski, here is the A-to-Z guide to the best in detective fiction.
Contents:
- No One Likes to Be Played for a Sucker by Michael Collins
- It’s a Lousy World by Bill Pronzini
- File # 1: The Mayfield Case by Joe Gores
- Out the Window by Lawrence Block
- Where Is Harry Beal? by John Lutz
- Merrill-Go-Round by Marcia Muller
- The Steinway Collection by Robert J. Randisi
- Robber’s Roost by Loren D. Estleman
- The Takamoku Joseki by Sara Paretsky
- Long Gone by Sue Grafton
- C Is for Cookie by Rob Kantner
- The Strawberry Teardrop by Max Allan Collins
- Till Tuesday by Jeremiah Healy
- Lucky Penny by Linda Barnes
- Mary, Mary, Shut the Door by Benjamin M. Schutz
Original title: First Cases: First Appearances of Classic Private Eyes
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Detective Story and Detectives→ General
The following works are contained within this one:
No One Likes to Be Played for a Sucker (1969) [Short Story]
Author: Michael Collins
Out the Window (1977) [Short Story]
Author: Lawrence Block
Where Is Harry Beal? (1979) [Short Story]
Author: John Lutz
C Is for Cookie (1982) [Short Story]
Author: Rob Kantner
Robber’s Roost (1982) [Short Story]
Author: Loren D. Estleman
Strawberry Teardrop, the (1984) [Short Story]
Author: Max Allan Collins
Lucky Penny (1985) [Short Story]
Author: Linda Barnes
Long Gone (1986) [Short Story]
Author: Sue Grafton
Till Tuesday (1988) [Short Story]
Author: Jeremiah Healy
Mary, Mary, Shut the Door (1992) [Short Story]
Author: Benjamin M. Schutz
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