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DEADLY BELOVED

by MAX ALLAN COLLINS

SHAMUS AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

Marcy Addwatter killed her husband. Shot him dead in the motel room where he was trysting with a blonde hooker. Shot the hooker, too. But where the cops might see an open-and-shut case, private eye Michael Tree—Ms. Michael Tree—sees a conspiracy. For Ms. Tree, digging into it could mean digging up her own murdered husband’s grave…and maybe digging her own.

Based on the longest-running private-eye comic book series of all time, Deadly Beloved brings you the first-ever prose adventure of the legendary Ms. Tree—the groundbreaking female P.I. who put the ‘graphic’ into graphic novel.

“The big, bloody bouquet one would expect from the author of Road to Perdition. Sharp and satisfying.”
— Publishers Weekly

 

A Collaboration in Suspense From
Two of Crime Fiction’s Biggest Stars!

The CONSUMMATA

by MAX ALLAN COLLINS
and MICKEY SPILLANE

“FRIEND, YOU’RE TALKING TO A GUY
WITH A PRICE ON HIS HEAD AND
THE POLICE AT HIS BACK…”

Compared to the $40 million the cops think he stole, $75,000 may not sound like much. But it’s all the money in the world to the struggling Cuban exiles of Miami who rescued Morgan the Raider. So when it’s snatched by a man the Cubans trusted, Morgan sets out to get it back. A simple favor—but as the bodies pile up…dead men and beautiful women…the Raider wonders what kind of Latin hell he’s gotten himself into, and just who or what is the mysterious Consummata?

Begun by mystery master Mickey Spillane in the late 1960s and completed four decades later by his buddy Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition), The Consummata is the long-awaited follow-up to Spillane’s bestseller The Delta Factor—a breathtaking tale of treachery, sensuality, and violence, showcasing two giants of crime fiction at their pulse-pounding, two-fisted best.

 

The Final Crime Novel from
THE KING OF PULP FICTION!

DEAD STREET

by MICKEY SPILLANE

PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION BY MAX ALLAN COLLINS

For 20 years, former NYPD cop Jack Stang has lived with the memory of his girlfriend’s death in an attempted abduction. But what if she didn’t actually die? What if she somehow secretly survived, but lost her sight, her memory, and everything else she had…except her enemies?

Now Jack has a second chance to save the only woman he ever loved—or to lose her for good.

ACCLAIM FOR MICKEY SPILLANE:

“One of the world’s most popular mystery writers.”
— Washington Post

“Spillane is a master in compelling you to always turn the next page.”
— New York Times

“A rough-hewn charm that’s as refreshing as it is rare.”
— Entertainment Weekly

“One of the all-time greats.”
— Denver Rocky Mountain News

 

The Lost Final Novel by the Author of
MILDRED PIERCE and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE

The COCKTAIL Waitress

by JAMES M. CAIN

The day Joan Medford buried her first husband, her fate was sealed. For on that day she met two new men: the handsome schemer whose touch she’d grow to crave and the wealthy older man whose touch repelled her—but whose money was an irresistible temptation…

This never-before-published novel by one of crime fiction’s most acclaimed authors will remind you why Cain is considered, together with Hammett and Chandler, one of the true giants of the genre.

“Here, long after anyone would have expected it, is the voice of James M. Cain, as fresh and as relevant as ever. The Cocktail Waitress will involve you, and then shock you with an ending you’ll never forget. This is a true rarity: a reader’s novel that’s also a literary event.”
— Stephen King

“How considerate of the postman to ring a third time, delivering Cain’s final gift to us thirty-five years after his death.”
— Lawrence Block

 

Shamus Award Winner for
Best Original Paperback Novel of the Year

SONGS of INNOCENCE

by RICHARD ALEAS

Three years ago, detective John Blake solved a mystery that changed his life forever—and left a woman he loved dead. Now Blake is back, to investigate the apparent suicide of Dorothy Louise Burke, a beautiful college student with a double life. The secrets Blake uncovers could blow the lid off New York City’s sex trade…if they don’t kill him first.

Richard Aleas’ first novel, LITTLE GIRL LOST, was among the most celebrated crime novels of the year, nominated for both the Edgar and Shamus Awards. But nothing in John Blake’s first case could prepare you for the shocking conclusion of his second…

PRAISE FOR SONGS OF INNOCENCE:

“An instant classic.”
— The Washington Post

“The best thing Hard Case is publishing right now.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“His powerful conclusion will drop jaws.”
— Publishers Weekly

“So sharp [it’ll] slice your finger as you flip the pages.”
— Playboy