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Hard Case Crime Files

From January 2013, we've been reviewing each and every Hard Case Crime mystery - starting at #1 and working our way through! Join us as we discuss the latest in thrills, chills, dames and capers.

#TitleAuthorCover ArtistYearOrig.Review
1 Grifter's Game Lawrence Block Chuck Pyle 2004 1961 Jan 2013
2 Fade to Blonde Max Phillips Gregory Manchess 2004 1st Ed. Jan 2013
3 Top of the Heap Erle Stanley Gardner Bill Nelson 2004 1952 Jan 2013
4 Little Girl Lost Richard Aleas Robert McGinnis 2004 1st Ed. Jan 2013
5 Two for the Money Max Allan Collins Mark Texeira 2004 1970 / 1973 Jan 2013
6 The Confession Domenic Stansberry R.B. Farrell 2004 1st Ed. Feb 2013
7 Home is the Sailor Day Keene Gregory Manchess 2005 1952 Feb 2013 / 
May 2011
8 Kiss Her Goodbye Allan Guthrie Chuck Pyle 2005 1st Ed. Feb 2013 
9 361 Donald Westlake R.B. Farrell 2005 1962 Mar 2013 / 
May 2011
10 Plunder of the Sun David Dodge Robert McGinnis 2005 1949 March 2012 /
March 2013
11 Branded Woman Wade Miller Glen Orbik 2005 1952 March 2012 /
March 2013
12 Dutch Uncle Peter Pavia R.B. Farrell 2005 1st Ed. April 2013 
13 The Colorado Kid Stephen King Glen Orbik 2005 1st Ed. May 2013
14 The Girl with the Long Green Heart Lawrence Block Robert McGinnis 2005 1965 May 2013
15 The Gutter and the Grave Ed McBain R.B. Farrell 2005 1958 June 2011 /
May 2013
16 Night Walker Donald Hamilton Tim Gabor 2006 1954 May 2013
17 A Touch of Death Charles Williams Chuck Pyle 2006 1954 June 2013
18 Say It with Bullets Richard Powell Michael Koelsch 2006 1950 Aug 2011 /
June 2013
19 Witness to Myself Seymour Shubin Larry Schwinger 2006 1st Ed. July 2013 
20 Bust Ken Bruen & Jason Starr R.B. Farrell 2006 1st Ed. July 2013
21 Straight Cut Madison Smartt Bell Chuck Pyle 2006 1986 Aug 2011 /
October 2013
22 Lemons Never Lie Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) R.B. Farrell 2006 1971  
23 The Last Quarry Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis 2006 1st Ed.  
24 The Guns of Heaven Pete Hamill Larry Schwinger 2006 1984  
25 The Last Match David Dodge William George 2006 1st Ed.  
26 Grave Descend John Lange (Michael Crichton) Gregory Manchess 2006 1970 Aug 2011
27 The Peddler Richard Prather Robert McGinnis 2006 1952  
28 Lucky at Cards Lawrence Block Chuck Pyle 2007 1964  
29 Robbie's Wife Russell Hill R.B. Farrell 2007 1st Ed. Oct 2011
30 The Vengeful Virgin Gil Brewer Gregory Manchess 2007 1958 May 2008
31 The Wounded and the Slain David Goodis Glen Orbik 2007 1955  
32 Blackmailer George Axelrod Glen Orbik 2007 1952  
33 Songs of Innocence Richard Aleas (Charles Ardai) Glen Orbik 2007 1st Ed.  
34 Fright Cornell Woolrich Arthur Suydam 2007 1952  
35 Kill Now, Pay Later Robert Terrall Robert McGinnis 2007 1960 Aug 2011
36 Slide Ken Bruen & Jason Starr R.B. Farrell 2007 1st Ed. June 2011
37 Dead Street Mickey Spillane Arthur Suydam 2007 1st Ed.  
38 Deadly Beloved Max Allan Collins Terry Beatty 2007 1st Ed.  
39 A Diet of Treacle Lawrence Block Chuck Pyle 2008 1961  
40 Money Shot Christa Faust Glen Orbit 2008 1st Ed. Mar 2012
41 Zero Cool John Lange (Michael Crichton) Gregory Manchess 2008 1969 May 2011
42 Shooting Star / Spiderweb Robert Bloch Arthur Suydam & Larry Schwinger 2008 1958 / 1954  
43 The Murderer Vine Shepard Rifkin Ken Laager 2008 1970 Aug 2011
44 Somebody Owes Me Money Donald Westlake Michael Koelsch 2008 1969 Aug 2011
45 No House Limit Steve Fisher R.B. Farrell 2008 1958  
46 Baby Moll John Farris Robert McGinnis 2008 1958 Sept 2011
47 The Max Ken Bruen & Jason Starr Glen Orbik 2008 1st Ed.  
48 The First Quarry Max Allan Collins Ken Laager 2008 1st Ed.  
49 Gun Work David Schow Joe DeVito 2008 1st Ed. May 2011
50 Fifty-to-One Charles Ardai Glen Orbik 2008 1st Ed.  
51 Killing Castro Lawrence Block Sharif Tarabay 2009 1961 Aug 2011
52 The Dead Man's Brother Roger Zelazny Chuck Pyle 2009 1st Ed.  
53 The Cutie Donald Westlake Ken Laager 2009 1960 Aug 2011
54 House Dick E. Howard Hunt Glen Orbik 2009 1961  
55 Casino Moon Peter Blauner Ricky Mujica 2009 1994 Oct 2011
56 Fake I.D. Jason Starr Greg Kreutz 2009 2000 June 2011
57 Passport to Peril Robert B. Parker Greg Manchess 2009 1951  
58 Stop This Man! Peter Rabe Robert McGinnis 2009 1955 Mar 2012
59 Losers Live Longer Russell Atwood Robert McGinnis 2009 1961  
60 Honey in His Mouth Lester Dent Ron Lesser 2009 1st Ed. Sept 2011
61 Quarry in the Middle Max Allan Collins Ron Lesser 2009 1st Ed.  
62 The Corpse Wore Pasties Jonny Porkpie Ricky Mujica 2009 1st Ed. Nov 2011
63 The Valley of Fear A.C. Doyle Glen Orbik 2009 1915  
64 Memory Donald Westlake Glen Orbik 2010 1st Ed. Jan 2011
65 Nobody's Angel Jack Clark Ron Lesser 2010 1996  
66 Murder is My Business Brett Halliday Robert McGinnis 2010 1945  
101 Getting Off Lawrence Block & Jill Emerson Gregory Manchess 2011 1st Ed. / HC Dec 2011
102 Quarry's Ex Max Allan Collins Gregory Manchess 2011 1st Ed.  
103 The Consummata Mickey Spillans & Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis 2011 1st Ed. Oct 2011
104 Choke Hold Christa Faust Glen Orbik 2011 1st Ed.  
105 The Comedy is Finished Donald Westlake Gregory Manchess 2012 1st Ed. Mar 2012
106 Blood on the Mink Robert Silverberg Michael Koelsch 2012 1962 Mar 2012
107 False Negative Joseph Koenig Glen Orbik 2012 1st Ed.  
108 The Twenty Year Death Ariel Winter Chuck Pyle 2012 1st Ed.  
109 The Cocktail Waitress James M. Cain Michael Koelsch 2012 1st Ed. Sept 2012
110 Seduction of the Innocent Max Allan Collins Glen Orbik 2013 1st Ed. Feb 2013 
111 Web of the City Harlan Ellison Glen Orbik 2013 1958 Mar 2013
112 Joyland Stephen King Robert McGinnis & Glen Orbik 2013 1st Ed. June 2013 
113 The Secret Lives of Married Women Elissa Wald Glen Orbik 2013 1st Ed. September 2013 
114 The Wrong Quarry Max Allan Collins Tyler Jacobson 2014 1st Ed.  

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