Crime novels
Subtitle: American noir of the 1950s.
Contributors: Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977.
Series: The library of America ;; 95
Publisher: Library of America; Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Books USA
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 892
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American.; American fiction -- 20th century.; Noir fiction, American.; Crime -- Fiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 884-892).
Table of contents: title: The killer inside me / Jim Thompson; title: The talented Mr. Ripley / Patricia Highsmith; title: Pick-up / Charles Willeford; title: Down there / David Goodis; title: The real cool killers / Chester Himes.