{"product_id":"crime-novels-of-the-1960s-nine-classic-thrillers-a-library-of-america-boxed-set-9781598537390","title":"Crime Novels of the 1960s: Nine Classic Thrillers (a Library of America Boxed Set)","description":"\u003cb\u003eLibrary of America presents a deluxe edition of unforgettable crime thrillers of the 1960s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere in two volumes are 9 timeless novels, including 4 lost classics now restored to print \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1960s a number of gifted writers--some at the peak of their careers, others newcomers--reimagined American crime fiction. Here are nine novels of astonishing variety and inventiveness that pulse with the energies of that turbulent, transformative decade: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFredric Brown's \u003cb\u003eThe Murderers\u003c\/b\u003e (1961), a darkly comic look at a murderous plot hatched on the hip fringes of Hollywood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDan J. Marlowe's terrifying \u003cb\u003eThe Name of the Game Is Death \u003c\/b\u003e(1962), about a nihilistic career criminal on the run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles Williams's \u003cb\u003eDead Calm \u003c\/b\u003e(1963), a masterful novel of natural peril and human evil on the high seas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorothy B. Hughes's \u003cb\u003eThe Expendable Man \u003c\/b\u003e(1963), an unsettling tale of racism and wrongful accusation in the American Southwest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Stark's taut \u003cb\u003eThe Score \u003c\/b\u003e(1964), in which the master thief Parker plots the looting of an entire city with the cool precision of an expert mechanic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Fiend\u003c\/b\u003e (1964), in which Margaret Millar maps the interlocking anxieties of a seemingly tranquil California suburb through the rippling effects of a child's disappearance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEd McBain's classic police procedural \u003cb\u003eDoll \u003c\/b\u003e(1965), a breakneck story that mixes murder, drugs, fashion models, and psychotherapy with the everyday professionalism of the 87th Precinct.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRun Man Run \u003c\/b\u003e(1966), Chester Himes's nightmarish tale of racism and police violence that follows a desperate young man seeking safe haven in New York City while being hunted by the law.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatricia Highsmith's ultimate meta-thriller, \u003cb\u003eThe Tremor of Forgery \u003c\/b\u003e(1969), a novel in which a displaced traveler finds his own personality collapsing as he attempts to write a novel about a man coming undone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach volume features an introduction by editor \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHardboiled America\u003c\/i\u003e), newly researched biographies of the writers and helpful notes, and an essay on textual selection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFredric Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (1906-1972) was considered a master of \"Flash fiction\" and has received high praise from colleagues such as Stephen King and Phillip K. Dick. \u003cb\u003eDan J. Marlowe \u003c\/b\u003e(1914-1986) worked as the credit manager for a tobacco company before rising to prominence as a crime writer with \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Game is Death\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eCharles Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (1909-1975) published his first novel at the age of 42. Twelve of his novels were adapted to film, including \u003ci\u003eDead Calm\u003c\/i\u003e, which gave Nicole Kidman her breakthrough role in 1989. Trained as a journalist, \u003cb\u003eDorothy B. Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1993) wrote \u003ci\u003eThe So Blue Marble\u003c\/i\u003e, her first mystery novel, in 1940 and followed it with thirteen more. In 1978, she received the Grand Master award from the Mystery Writers of America. \u003cb\u003eDonald Westlake\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2008) wrote over a hundred books under his own name and various pseudonyms, most famously Richard Stark. He was the recipient of three Edgar Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. \u003cb\u003eMargaret Millar \u003c\/b\u003e(1915-1994) was an American-Canadian writer of suspense and mystery novels who was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. \u003cb\u003eEd McBain\u003c\/b\u003e (1926-2005) was the pseudonym used by Evan Hunter to publish his acclaimed series of police procedure novels, the 87th Precinct series. He was nominated for multiple Edgar Allan Poe Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. \u003cb\u003eChester Himes\u003c\/b\u003e (1909-1984) was known for his hard-boiled crime fiction, most notably the nine novels in his Harlem Detective series. In the 1950s, he moved to Paris, where he won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1958. \u003cb\u003ePatricia Highsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-1995) wrote over twenty highly acclaimed novels and many short stories. She is best known for her psychological thrillers, most notably \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, is a poet, a widely published critic, and the author of books on crime fiction, film, music, and cultural history, including \u003ci\u003eHardboiled America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Phantom Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Sonata for Jukebox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere Did Poetry Come From: Some Early Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights of 1934\u003c\/i\u003e. 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