{"product_id":"the-complete-cases-of-johnny-cass-9781618276889","title":"The Complete Cases of Johnny Cass","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e editor Joe Shaw's \"Black Mask Boys,\" author Roger Torrey haunted the pages of that venerable magazine for a half decade. Considered by his peers as amongst the top tier of \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e writers alongside Raymond Chandler, Torrey was on top of his game in the mid-1930s. As fellow \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e scribe Steve Fisher remarked, [Torrey was] \"probably one of the finest writers \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e ever had.\" However, Torrey made a brief foray to \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask's\u003c\/em\u003e chief rival, \u003cem\u003eDime Detective, \u003c\/em\u003e to pen the tales of Los Angeles private eye Johnny Cass, written in Torrey's classic gritty, hard-bitten style. Only running five stories, this edition collects the entire series, along with the one other story Torrey wrote for \u003cem\u003eDime Detective\u003c\/em\u003e in this same period, \"Curtains for Five.\" Rounded out by an authoritative introduction by pulp historian Will Murray, \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Cases of Johnny Cass\u003c\/em\u003e is the most important hard-boiled detective story to see print in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Popular Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50455909892370,"sku":"9781618276889","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_259e0e31-5969-40e5-90fd-738e8fc933e9.jpg?v=1729896239","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-cases-of-johnny-cass-9781618276889","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}