Hard Case Crime

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Hard Case Crime
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Founded2004
Founder Charles Ardai
Country of originUnited States
Key peopleMax Phillips
Publication typesBooks, Graphic novels, Comics
Fiction genres Hardboiled, fiction
Owner(s)Winterfall LLC, in collaboration with Dorchester Publishing (2004–2010); in collaboration with Titan Books (2011–present)

Hard Case Crime is an American imprint of hardboiled crime novels founded in 2004 by Charles Ardai and Max Phillips. [1] [2] The series recreates, in editorial form and content, the flavor of the paperback crime novels of the 1940s and '50s. The covers feature original illustrations done in a style that was common for paperbacks of that era, credited to artists such as Robert McGinnis and Glen Orbik. [3]

Contents

Publication history

Hard Case's list includes both reprints of books from the pulp era (typically labeled Complete and unabridged on the cover), and new novels written for the collection (typically labeled First publication anywhere). The top-selling entries in the series to date have been novels by Stephen King: The Colorado Kid (2005), which later became the basis for the SyFy television series Haven, [4] [5] [6] Joyland (2013), and Later (2021).

Hard Case Crime co-founder Charles Ardai at 2024 book signing for Gun Honey: Collision Course at Midtown Comics in Manhattan. The orange book beside him is an adance copy of a reprint edition of the Hard Case Crime novel Lemons Never Lie, which had previously gone out of print. 5.15.24CharlesArdaiByLuigiNovi26.jpg
Hard Case Crime co-founder Charles Ardai at 2024 book signing for Gun Honey: Collision Course at Midtown Comics in Manhattan. The orange book beside him is an adance copy of a reprint edition of the Hard Case Crime novel Lemons Never Lie, which had previously gone out of print.

Nine novels published by Hard Case have been nominated for the Edgar Award: In 2005, Little Girl Lost, by Richard Aleas (a pseudonym for Hard Case Crime co-founder Charles Ardai that is both an anagram of Ardai's name and a play on "alias"), was nominated as Best First Novel by an American Author, and Domenic Stansberry's The Confession won the award for Best Paperback Original; in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2023, and 2024 respectively, Allan Guthrie's Kiss Her Goodbye, Russell Hill's Robbie's Wife, Christa Faust's Money Shot, Stephen King's Joyland, Max Allan Collins's Quarry's Blood, and Scott Von Doviak's Lowdown Road were nominated for Best Paperback Original. In 2022, James Kestrel's Five Decembers won the award for Best Novel. [7] [8]

Max Phillips' Fade to Blonde won the 2005 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Novel of the Year, and Charles Ardai's pseudonymous "Richard Aleas" novel Songs of Innocence won the same award in 2008. [9] Ardai also received the Edgar Award in 2007, for his short story "The Home Front." [10]

Between 2004 and 2010, Hard Case Crime was published through a collaboration between Ardai's company, Winterfall LLC, and Dorchester Publishing. After an announcement in August 2010 that Subterranean Press would be publishing "an exclusive Hard Case Crime volume," starting in 2011, Titan Books replaced Dorchester as publisher of the series. [11] Two volumes in the series, one reprinting a pair of early Lawrence Block novels, 69 Barrow Street and Strange Embrace, the other a collection of Lawrence Block short stories, Catch and Release , ultimately were published by Subterranean Press. [12]

Since the imprint's move to Titan Comics, Hard Case Crime has released comics and graphic novels in the same hard-boiled genre as the book division, such as Charles Ardai's Gun Honey series. [13]

Titles

No.TitleAuthorCover ArtistRelease DateEarliest CopyrightISBNNotes
001 Grifter's Game Lawrence Block Chuck Pyle September 20041961 0-8439-5349-7 Complete and unabridged
002Fade to BlondeMax Phillips Gregory Manchess September 20042004 0-8439-5350-0 First publication anywhere
003 Top of the Heap Erle Stanley Gardner Bill NelsonOctober 20041952 0-8439-5352-7 First publication in 30 years
004Little Girl Lost Richard Aleas Robert McGinnis October 20042004 0-8439-5351-9 First time in paperback
005 Two for the Money Max Allan Collins Mark Texeira November 20041973 0-8439-5353-5 Complete and unabridged
006The ConfessionDomenic StansberryRichard B. FarrellNovember 20042004 0-8439-5354-3 First publication anywhere
007Home Is the Sailor Day Keene Richard B. Farrell and Gregory Manchess March 20051952 0-8439-5356-X First publication in over 30 years
008Kiss Her Goodbye Allan Guthrie Chuck Pyle March 20052005 0-8439-5355-1 First publication anywhere
009 361 Donald E. Westlake Richard B. FarrellMay 20051962 0-8439-5357-8 Complete and unabridged
010 Plunder of the Sun David Dodge Robert McGinnis May 20051949 0-8439-5358-6 Complete and unabridged
011Branded Woman Wade Miller Glen Orbik July 20051952 0-8439-5359-4 Complete and unabridged
012Dutch UnclePeter PaviaRichard B. FarrellJuly 20052005 0-8439-5360-8 First publication anywhere
013 The Colorado Kid Stephen King Glen Orbik October 20052005 0-8439-5584-8 First publication anywhere
014 The Girl with the Long Green Heart Lawrence Block Robert McGinnis November 20051965 0-8439-5585-6 Complete and unabridged
015 The Gutter and the Grave Ed McBain Richard B. FarrellDecember 20051958 0-8439-5587-2 Complete and unabridged
016 Night Walker Donald Hamilton Tim GaborJanuary 20061954 0-8439-5586-4 Complete and unabridged
017A Touch of Death Charles Williams Chuck Pyle February 20061953 0-8439-5588-0 Complete and unabridged
018Say It with Bullets Richard Powell Michael KoelschMarch 20061953 0-8439-5589-9 First publication in 50 years
019Witness to MyselfSeymour ShubinLarry SchwingerApril 20062006 0-8439-5590-2 First publication anywhere
020Bust Ken Bruen and Jason Starr Richard B. FarrellMay 20062006 0-8439-5591-0 First publication anywhere
021Straight Cut Madison Smartt Bell Chuck Pyle June 20061986 0-8439-5592-9 Complete and unabridged
022Lemons Never Lie Richard Stark Richard B. FarrellJuly 20061971 0-8439-5593-7 Complete and unabridged
023 The Last Quarry Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis August 20062006 (drawn in part from short story published in 1989) 0-8439-5594-5 First publication anywhere
024The Guns of Heaven Pete Hamill Larry SchwingerSeptember 20061983 0-8439-5595-3 Complete and unabridged
025 The Last Match David Dodge William GeorgeOctober 20062003 (written in 1973 but not published until 2006) 0-8439-5596-1 Never before published
026 Grave Descend John Lange Gregory Manchess November 2006 (reissued as by "Michael Crichton writing as John Lange" in October 2013)1970 0-8439-5597-X Complete and unabridged
027The Peddler Richard S. Prather Robert McGinnis December 20061952 0-8439-5598-8 Complete and unabridged
028 Lucky At Cards Lawrence Block Chuck Pyle February 20071964 0-8439-5768-9 First publication in almost 40 years
029Robbie's WifeRussell Hill [14] Richard B. FarrellMarch 20072007 0-8439-5769-7 First publication anywhere
030The Vengeful Virgin Gil Brewer Gregory Manchess April 20071958 0-8439-5770-0 Complete and unabridged
031The Wounded and the Slain David Goodis Glen Orbik May 20071955 0-8439-5771-9 Complete and unabridged
032Blackmailer George Axelrod Glen Orbik June 20071952 0-8439-5772-7 Complete and unabridged
033Songs of Innocence Richard Aleas Glen Orbik July 20072007 0-8439-5773-5 First Publication Anywhere
034Fright Cornell Woolrich Arthur Suydam August 20071950 0-8439-5774-3 First publication in over 50 years
035Kill Now, Pay LaterRobert Terrall Robert McGinnis September 20071960 0-8439-5775-1 Complete and unabridged
036Slide Ken Bruen and Jason Starr Richard B. FarrellOctober 20072007 0-8439-5776-X First publication anywhere
037Dead Street Mickey Spillane Arthur Suydam November 20072007 0-8439-5777-8 Never before published
038 Deadly Beloved Max Allan Collins Terry Beatty December 20072007 0-8439-5778-6 First publication anywhere
039 A Diet of Treacle Lawrence Block Chuck Pyle January 20081961 0-8439-5957-6 Complete and unabridged
040Money Shot Christa Faust Glen Orbik February 20082008 0-8439-5958-4 First publication anywhere
041 Zero Cool John Lange Gregory Manchess March 2008 (reissued as by "Michael Crichton writing as John Lange" in November 2013)1969 0-8439-5959-2 Complete and unabridged
042Shooting Star/Spiderweb Robert Bloch Arthur Suydam/Larry SchwingerApril 20081958/1954 0-8439-5960-6 Two complete novels
043The Murderer VineShepard RifkinKen LaagerMay 20081970 0-8439-5961-4 Complete and unabridged
044 Somebody Owes Me Money Donald E. Westlake Michael KoelschJune 20081969 0-8439-5962-2 First publication in over 35 years
045No House Limit Steve Fisher Richard B. FarrellJuly 20081958 0-8439-5963-0 Complete and unabridged
046Baby Moll John Farris Robert McGinnis August 20081958 0-8439-5964-9 First publication in 50 years
047The Max Ken Bruen and Jason Starr Glen Orbik September 20082008 0-8439-5966-5 First publication anywhere
048 The First Quarry Max Allan Collins Ken LaagerOctober 20082008 0-8439-5965-7 First publication anywhere
049Gun Work David J. Schow Joe DeVito November 20082008 0-8439-5967-3 First publication anywhere
050Fifty-To-One Charles Ardai Glen Orbik December 20082008 0-8439-5968-1 First publication anywhere
051Killing Castro Lawrence Block Sharif TarabayJanuary 20091961 0-8439-6113-9 First publication in almost 50 years
052The Dead Man's Brother Roger Zelazny Chuck Pyle February 20092009 (written but not published in 1971) 0-8439-6114-7 First publication anywhere
053 The Cutie Donald E. Westlake Ken LaagerMarch 20091960 0-8439-6115-5 Complete and unabridged
054House Dick E. Howard Hunt Glen Orbik April 20091961 0-8439-6116-3 Complete and unabridged
055Casino Moon Peter Blauner Ricky MujicaMay 20091994 0-8439-6117-1 Complete and unabridged
056Fake I.D. Jason Starr Gregg KreutzJune 20092000 0-8439-6118-X First U.S. publication ever
057Passport To Peril Robert Parker Gregory Manchess July 20091951 0-8439-6119-8 First publication in over 50 years
058Stop This Man! Peter Rabe Robert McGinnis August 20091955 0-8439-6120-1 First publication in 45 years
059Losers Live LongerRussell Atwood Robert McGinnis September 20092009 0-8439-6121-X First publication ever
060Honey In His Mouth Lester Dent Ron LesserOctober 20092009 (written but not published in 1956) 0-8439-6122-8 First publication ever
061 Quarry In The Middle Max Allan Collins Ron LesserNovember 20092009 0-8439-6124-4 First publication ever
062The Corpse Wore Pasties Jonny Porkpie Ricky MujicaDecember 20092009 0-8439-6123-6 First publication ever
063 The Valley of Fear Arthur Conan Doyle Glen Orbik December 20091915 0-8439-6295-X Inspired by a true story
064 Memory Donald E. Westlake Glen Orbik April 20102010 0-8439-6375-1 First publication ever
065Nobody's AngelJack ClarkRon LesserJune 20102010 (500 self-published copies of earlier version distributed in 1996) 0-8439-6327-1 First time in stores
066Murder Is My Business Brett Halliday Robert McGinnis August 20101945 0-8439-6328-X Complete and unabridged
06969 Barrow Street/Strange EmbraceLawrence BlockRobert McGinnisMay 20121961/1962 978-1-59606-489-8 Two complete novels
070Catch and ReleaseLawrence BlockKen LaagerSeptember 2013 978-1-59606-571-0
101Getting OffLawrence BlockGregory ManchessSeptember 20112011 978-0-85768-287-1 First publication anywhere
102Quarry's ExMax Allan CollinsGregory ManchessSeptember 20112011 978-0-85768-286-4 First publication anywhere
103The Consummata Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnis October 20112011 978-0-85768-288-8 First publication anywhere
104Choke Hold Christa Faust Glen Orbik October 20112011 978-0-85768-285-7 First publication anywhere
105 The Comedy Is Finished Donald E. Westlake Gregory Manchess February 20122012 (Written but not published in 1970s) 978-0-85768-408-0 First publication anywhere
106Blood On the Mink Robert Silverberg Michael KoelschApril 20121962 978-0-85768-768-5
107False NegativeJoseph Koenig Glen Orbik June 20122012 978-0-85768-580-3 First publication anywhere
108The Twenty-Year DeathAriel S. Winter Chuck Pyle August 20122012 978-0-85768-581-0 First publication anywhere
109The Cocktail Waitress James M. Cain Michael KoelschSeptember 20122012 978-1-78116-032-9 First publication anywhere
110Seduction of the Innocent Max Allen Collins Glen Orbik February 20132013 978-0-85768-748-7
111 Web of the City Harlan Ellison Glen Orbik April 20131958 978-1-78116-420-4
112 Joyland Stephen King Glen Orbik/Robert McGinnis June 20132013 978-1-78116-264-4
113The Secret Lives of Married WomenElissa Wald Glen Orbik October 20132013 978-1-78116-262-0
MC1 Odds On Michael Crichton writing as John Lange Glen Orbik November 20131966 978-1-78329-118-2
MC2 Scratch One Michael Crichton writing as John Lange Glen Orbik October 20131967 978-1-78329-119-9
MC3 Easy Go Michael Crichton writing as John Lange Glen Orbik October 20131968 978-1-78329-120-5
MC4Zero Cool Michael Crichton writing as John Lange Gregory ManchessNovember 2013 (first issued as by "John Lange" in 2008)1969 0-8439-5959-2 Complete and unabridged
MC5The Venom Business Michael Crichton writing as John Lange Gregory ManchessNovember 20131969 978-1-78329-122-9
MC6Drug of Choice Michael Crichton writing as John Lange Gregory ManchessNovember 20131970 978-1-78329-123-6
MC7Grave Descend Michael Crichton writing as John Lange Gregory ManchessOctober 2013 (first issued as by "John Lange" in 2006)1970 978-1-78329-124-3
MC8Binary Michael Crichton writing as John Lange Glen OrbikOctober 20131972 978-1-78329-125-0
114The Wrong Quarry Max Allan Collins Tyler JacobsonJanuary 2014 978-1-78116-266-8
115Borderline Lawrence Block Michael KoelschMay 2014 978-1-78116-266-8
116Brainquake Samuel Fuller Glen OrbikSeptember 20141962 978-1-78116-819-6
S01A Walk Among the Tombstones Lawrence Block NoneAugust 20141992 978-1-78329-562-3 Now a major motion picture starring Liam Neeson
117Easy DeathDaniel BoydGlen OrbikNovember 20142014 978-0-85768-579-7
118Quarry's Choice Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnisJanuary 20152015 978-1-78329-084-0
119Thieves Fall Out Gore Vidal Glen OrbikApril 20151953 978-1-78116-792-2
120So Nude, So Dead Ed McBain Gregory ManchessJuly 20151952 9781781166062
121The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes Lawrence Block Glen OrbikSeptember 20152015 978-1-78329-750-4 First publication anywhere
S02Quarry Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnisOctober 20151976 978-1-78329-883-9 Previously published as The Broker
S03Quarry's List Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnisOctober 20151976 978-1-78329-885-3 Previously published as The Broker's Wife
S04Quarry's Deal Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnisOctober 20151976 978-1-78329-887-7 Previously published as The Dealer
S05Quarry's Cut Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnisOctober 20151977 978-1-78329-889-1 Previously published as The Slasher
S06Quarry's Vote Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnisMarch 20161987 978-1-78329-891-4 Previously published as Primary Target
122Cut Me In Ed McBain Robert McGinnisJanuary 20161954
123Pimp Ken Bruen and Jason Starr Michael KoelschMarch 20162016 978-1-78329-569-2
S07The Nice Guys Charles Ardai NoneMay 20162016 978-1-78565-257-8 First publication anywhere; novelization of the film of the same name
124SoHo SinsRichard VineRobert McGuireJuly 20162016 978-1-78329-928-7
125Quarry in the Black Max Allan Collins Laurel Blechman, Glen OrbikOctober 20162016 978-1-78329-814-3
126Sinner Man Lawrence Block Michael KoelschNovember 20161968 (written in 1958 but not published until 1968) 978-1-78565-001-7 Previously published as Savage Lover
127The Knife Slipped Erle Stanley Gardner Robert McGinnisDecember 20162016 (written in 1939 but not published until 2016) 978-1-78329-927-0
128Snatch Gregory Mcdonald Patrick FaricyJanuary 20171978, 1985 978-1-78565-182-3 Previously published as two separate novels, Who Took Toby Rinaldi? and Safekeeping
129Forever and a Death Donald E. Westlake Paul MannJune 20172017 978-1-78565-423-7 First publication anywhere
130Quarry's Climax Max Allan Collins Robert McGinnisOctober 20172017 978-1-78565-180-9 First publication anywhere
131Turn on the Heat Erle Stanley Gardner Laurel Blechman, Robert MaguireNovember 20171940 978-1-78565-423-7
132Help I Am Being Held Prisoner Donald E. Westlake Paul MannFebruary 20181974 978-1-78565-682-8 First publication in 30 years
133The Last Stand Mickey Spillane Laurel BlechmanMarch 20182018 978-1-78565-686-6 First publication anywhere. Also includes previously unpublished novella A Bullet For Satisfaction
134Understudy For Death Charles Willeford Paul MannJuly 20181961 978-1-78565-698-9 First publication in 60 years
135Charlesgate ConfidentialScott Von DoviakPaul MannSeptember 20182018 978-1-78565-717-7 First publication anywhere
136The Count of 9 Erle Stanley Gardner Robert McGinnisOctober 20181958 978-1-78565-634-7 First publication in 50 years
137So Many Doors Oakley Hall Robert McGinnis, Robert MaguireNovember 20181951 978-1-78565-688-0
138Brothers KeepersDonald E. WestlakePaul MannFebruary 20191975 978-1-78565-715-3
139A Bloody BusinessDylan StruzanDrew StruzanApril 20192019 978-1-78565-770-2 First publication anywhere
140Triumph of the Spider Monkey Joyce Carol Oates Robert McGinnisJuly 20191979 978-1-78565-677-4 First publication in 40 years, and first publication ever with the lost Joyce Carol Oates companion novella Love, Careless Love, unseen anywhere outside of a literary journal in 1974
141Blood Sugar Daniel Kraus Robert McGinnisOctober 20192019 978-1-78909-193-9 First publication anywhere
142Killing Quarry Max Allan Collins Paul MannNovember 20192019 978-1-78565-945-4 First publication anywhere
143Double Feature Donald E. Westlake Paul MannFebruary 20201977 978-1-78565-720-7 First publication in 40 years
144Are Snakes Necessary? Brian De Palma & Susan LehmanPaul MannMarch 20202020 978-1-78909-120-5 The new novel from Brian De Palma
S08Killer, Come Back to Me Ray Bradbury Paul MannAugust 20202020 978-1-78909-539-5
145Shills Can't Cash Chips Erle Stanley Gardner Laurel BlechmanNovember 20201961 978-1-78565-636-1 First publication anywhere
146Skim Deep Max Allan Collins Mark EastbrookDecember 20202020 978-1-78909-139-7
147 Later Stephen King Paul Mann, Gregory ManchessMarch 20212021 978-1-78909-649-1
148Castle in the Air Donald E. Westlake Paul MannMarch 20211980 978-1-78565-722-1
149Double Down Max Allan Collins Mark EastbrookJune 20211981 978-1-78909-141-0
150Five Decembers James Kestrel Claudia CaranfaOctober 20212021 978-1-78909-611-8 First publication anywhere
151Quarry's BloodMax Allan CollinsRon LesserFebruary 20222022 978-1-78909-668-2 First publication anywhere
152Call Me A CabDonald E. WestlakePaul MannFebruary 20222022 978-1-78909-818-1 First publication anywhere
153Tough TenderMax Allan CollinsMark EastbrookMarch 2022 978-1-78909-143-4
154The Next Time I DieJason StarrClaudia CaranfaJune 20222022 978-1-78909-951-5 First publication anywhere
155The Hot BeatRobert SilverbergClaudia CaranfaSeptember 20221960 978-1-78909-992-8 First publication in 60 years
156The Big BundleMax Allan CollinsPaul MannNovember 20222022 978-1-78909-852-5 First publication anywhere
157Fools Die on FridayErle Stanley GardnerRicky MujicaFebruary 2023 978-1-80336-012-6 First publication in 50 years
158Mad MoneyMax Allan CollinsMark EastbrookApril 2023 978-1-78909-146-5 First publication ever in one volume. Two full-length novels. The final book in Hard Case Crime's collection of Max Allan Collins' classic Nolan heist novels.
159Lowdown RoadScott Von DoviakTony StellaJuly 2023 978-1-80336-142-0 First publication anywhere.
160Too Many BulletsMax Allan CollinsPaul MannOctober 2023 978-1-78909-946-1 First publication anywhere.
161Seed on the WindRex StoutRobert McGinnisNovember 2023 978-1-80336-484-1 First publication in over 90 years!
S09Fast CharlieVictor GischlerDecember 2023978-1-80336-448-3Now a major motion picture.
Nobody's AngelJack ClarkClaudia CaranfaFebruary 2024978-1-80336-747-7"My favorite novel this year." Quentin Tarantino
162Death Comes Too LateCharles ArdaiPaul MannMarch 2024978-1-80336-626-5First publication anywhere.
163Into the NightCornell Woolrich (completed by Lawrence Block)Gregory ManchessMay 2024978-1-80336-699-9First publication in 35 years.
164How Like a GodRex StoutRicky Mujica, Robert MaguireJune 2024978-1-80336-486-5First publication in over 50 years!

Graphic novels

TitleWriterArtistRelease DateISBN
The Assignment Matz & Walter Hill Jef14 Mar 20179781785861451
TriggermanMatz & Walter HillJef6 Jun 20179781785858673
Peepland Christa Faust & Gary PhillipsAndrea Camerini11 Jul 20179781785851193
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Millennium Vol. 1 Stieg Larsson & Sylvain RunbergJosé Homs14 Nov 20179781785861734
The Girl Who Played With Fire - Millennium Vol. 2Sylvain RunbergMan9 Jan 20189781785861741
Normandy GoldAlison Gaylin & Megan Abbott Steve Scott 11 Apr 20189781785858642
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Millennium Vol. 3Sylvain RunbergJose Homs17 Apr 20189781785863455
Quarry's War Max Allan Collins Edu Menna, Szymon Kudranski3 Jul 20189781785851186
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Vol. 1 Cynthia von Buhler Cynthia von Buhler22 Aug 20189781785863974
Tyler Cross: Black Rock Vol. 1Fabien NuryBrüno26 Sep 20189781785867309
Babylon Berlin Volker Kutscher Arne Jysch17 Oct 20189781785866357
The Prague CoupJean-Luc FromentalHyman Miles12 Dec 20189781785868870
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer: The Night I Died Max Allan Collins Marcelo Salaza19 Dec 20189781785866449
The Girl Who Danced With Death - Millennium Vol. 4Sylvain RunbergBelén Ortega30 Jan 20199781785866937
Tyler Cross: Angola Vol. 2Fabien NuryBrüno13 Mar 20199781785867316
Breakneck Duane Swierczynski Simone Guglielmini29 May 20199781785864612
Ryuko Vol. 1Eldo YoshimizuEldo Yoshimizu6 Aug 20199781787730946
Ms. Tree: One Mean Mother Vol. 1 Max Allan Collins Terry Beatty 4 Sep 20199781787730519
Ryuko Vol. 2Eldo YoshimizuEldo Yoshimizu16 Oct 20199781787732551
The Big Hoax Carlos Trillo Domingo Roberto Mandrafina 29 Jul 20209781787730502
Ms. Tree: Skeleton in the Closet Vol. 2Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty21 Oct 20209781787730526
Ms. Tree: The Cold Dish Vol. 3Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty16 Nov 20219781787730533
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla Vol. 2Cynthia von BuhlerCynthia von Buhler30 Nov 20219781787730113
Gun HoneyCharles ArdaiAng Hor Kheng29 Mar 20229781782763468
Frank Lee: After AlcatrazDavid HastedaLudovic Chesnot12 Jul 20229781787738768
Ms. Tree: Deadline Vol. 4Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty5 Oct 20229781787730540
Gun Honey: Blood for Blood Vol 2Charles ArdaiAng Hor Kheng11 Apr 20239781787739048
Noir BurlesqueEnrico MariniEnrico Marini24 Oct 20239781787739956
Ms Tree: Heroine Withdrawal Vol.5Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty12 Dec 20239781787730557
Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series Vol.1Charles ArdaiAce Continuado20 Feb 20249781787740914

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Joyland is a novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 2013 by Hard Case Crime. It is King's second book for the imprint, following The Colorado Kid (2005). The first edition was released only in paperback, with the cover art created by Robert McGinnis and Glen Orbik. A limited hardcover edition followed a week later. The novel was nominated for the 2014 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original.

<i>Later</i> (novel) 2021 novel by Stephen King

Later is a crime/horror novel written by American author Stephen King, published on March 2, 2021, by Hard Case Crime. The book is available in paperback format with a limited hardcover release. The paperback edition features cover art by Paul Mann, and the limited hardcover features cover art by Gregory Manchess. The 7 hour audiobook is read by Seth Numrich. This is King's third published work with Hard Case Crime, following the release of The Colorado Kid and Joyland.

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