HARD CASE CRIME are a publishing house as much known for the style of their books as for the gritty stories they publish. Each and every book is a work of art that nods back to the glory years of pulp crime fiction. I buy Hard Case books because I love this publisher and I can't think of another instance where the publisher rather than the author or storyline is the deciding factor in purchase.
They publish some big writers:
Stephen King
Max Allen Collins
Lawrance Block
ED Mcbain
Erle Stanley Gardner
(to name but a few)
As well as republishing long out of print classics.
The video embedded below features an extract of an interesting interview with the man most responsible for the Hard Case imprint.
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The full interview can be heard here
2 comments:
I'm definitely going to have to look into their books. I like their covers and the intent of them, but I haven't seen a lot of these on the regular shelves at bookstores.
No they are not so easy to find. I've bought a couple in store but most of mine come from online stores like Amazon. I believe the Stephen King one is widely available in store.
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