Anatomy of a killer ; A shroud for Jesso
Subtitle: two mysteries
By: by Peter Rabe
Contributors: Tuttle, George; Westlake, Donald E.
Edition: 1st Stark House ed.
Series: Stark House noir classics
Publisher: Stark House Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Eureka, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781933586229
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; American Noir fiction; Homicide; Fiction
Other titles: Shroud for Jesso
Description: Anatomy of a Killer: Sam Jordan never lets emotion interfere with his work as a precise, ruthless killing machine. That is, until the day that Sandy sends him out on the Kemp job where there is Betty, the waitress, a willing brown-haired girl who doesn't seem to want anything from him. Jordan makes his first mistake: he begins to feel human.

A Shroud For Jesso: Jack Jesso is an American gangster exiled in a strange household in Hanover, Germany. It is the home of Kator, an arrogant spy and total bastard, Kator's sister, Renette, and her strange husband, Baron Helmut. Jesso upsets the delicate balance in the house, fighting for Renette and a half million dollars, and his life.
Table of contents: title: Noir and gestalt : the life of Peter Rabe  -- by George Tuttle; title: Anatomy of a killer  -- by Peter Rabe; title: Shroud for Jesso  -- by Peter Rabe; title: Peter Rabe -- by Donald E. Westlake.