Hardcase (novel)

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Hardcase is a 2001 novel by American writer Dan Simmons.^[1] It is the first of three hardboiled detective novels featuring the character of Joe Kurtz.

References

↑ "Hardcase". Kirkus Reviews . May 15, 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

v t e Works by Dan Simmons
Hyperion Cantos	Hyperion The Fall of Hyperion Endymion The Rise of Endymion
Ilium/Olympos	Ilium Olympos
Joe Kurtz novels	Hardcase Hard Freeze Hard as Nails
Elm Haven novels	Summer of Night A Winter Haunting
Other novels	Song of Kali Carrion Comfort The Hollow Man Fires of Eden The Crook Factory The Terror Muse of Fire Drood
Short story collections	Prayers to Broken Stones

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