Hard Case Crime Books

For the most up to date information and links to purchase their books , go to their website: Hard Case Crime. The links below are to my reviews:

    361 by Donald E. Westlake (2005)

    69 BARROW STREET/STRANGE EMBRACE by Lawrence Block

    ARE SNAKES NECESSARY? by Brian de Palma and Susan Lehman

    BABY MOLL by John Farris

    BINARY by Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

    BLACKMAILER by George Axelrod

    BLOOD ON THE MINK by Robert Silverberg

    BLOOD SUGAR by Daniel Kraus

    A BLOODY BUSINESS by Dylan Struzan

    BORDERLINE by Lawrence Block

    BRAINQUAKE by Samuel Fuller

    BRANDED WOMAN by Wade Miller

    BROTHERS KEEPERS by Donald E. Westlake

    BUST by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr

    CASINO MOON by Peter Blauner

    CASTLE IN THE AIR by Donald E. Westlake

    CATCH AND RELEASE by Lawrence Block

    CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL by Scott Von Doviak

    CHOKE HOLD by Christa Faust

    THE COCKTAIL WAITRESS by James M. Cain

    THE COLORADO KID by Stephen King

    THE COMEDY IS FINISHED by Donald E. Westlake

    THE CONFESSION by Domenic Stansberry

    THE CONSUMMATA by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins

    THE CORPSE WORE PASTIES by Jonny Porkpie

    THE COUNT OF 9 by Erle Stanley Gardner

    CUT ME IN by Ed McBain

    THE CUTIE by Donald E. Westlake

    THE DEAD MAN’S BROTHER by Roger Zelazny

    DEAD STREET by Mickey Spillane

    DEADLY BELOVED by Max Allan Collins

    A DIET OF TREACLE by Lawrence Block

    DOUBLE DOWN by Max Allan Collins—coming May 2021

    DOUBLE FEATURE by Donald E. Westlake

    DRUG OF CHOICE by Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

    DUTCH UNCLE by Peter Pavia

    EASY DEATH by Daniel Boyd

    EASY GO by Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

    FADE TO BLONDE by Max Phillips

    FAKE I.D. by Jason Starr

    FALSE NEGATIVE by Joseph Koenig

    FIFTY-TO-ONE by Charles Ardai

    THE FIRST QUARRY by Max Allan Collins

    FIVE DECEMBERS by James Kestrel—coming October 2021

    FOREVER AND A DEATH by Donald E. Westlake

    FRIGHT by Cornell Woolrich

    GETTING OFF by Lawrence Block

    THE GIRL WITH THE DEEP BLUE EYES by Lawrence Block

    THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART by Lawrence Block

    GRAVE DESCEND by Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

    GRIFTER’S GAME by Lawrence Block

    GUN WORK by David J. Schow

    THE GUNS OF HEAVEN by Pete Hamill

    THE GUTTER AND THE GRAVE by Ed McBain

    HELP I AM BEING HELD PRISONER by Donald E. Westlake

    HOME IS THE SAILOR by Day Keene

    HONEY IN HIS MOUTH by Lester Dent

    HOUSE DICK by E. Howard Hunt

    JOYLAND by Stephen King

    KILL NOW, PAY LATER by Robert Terrall

    KILLER, COME BACK TO ME by Ray Bradbury

    KILLING CASTRO by Lawrence Block

    KILLING QUARRY by Max Allan Collins

    KISS HER GOODBYE by Allan Guthrie

    THE KNIFE SLIPPED by Erle Stanley Gardner

    THE LAST MATCH by David Dodge

    THE LAST QUARRY by Max Allan Collins

    THE LAST STAND by Mickey Spillane

    LATER by Stephen King

    LEMONS NEVER LIE by Richard Stark

    LITTLE GIRL LOST by Richard Aleas

    LOSERS LIVE LONGER by Russell Atwood

    LUCKY AT CARDS by Lawrence Block

    THE MAX by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr

    MEMORY by Donald E. Westlake

    MONEY SHOT by Christa Faust

    MURDER IS MY BUSINESS by Brett Halliday

    THE MURDERER VINE by Shepard Rifkin

    THE NICE GUYS by Charles Ardai

    NIGHT WALKER by Donald Hamilton

    NO HOUSE LIMIT by Steve Fisher

    NOBODY’S ANGEL by Jack Clark

    ODDS ON by Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

    PASSPORT TO PERIL by Robert B. Parker

    THE PEDDLER by Richard S. Prather

    PIMP by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr

    PLUNDER OF THE SUN by David Dodge

    QUARRY by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY IN THE BLACK by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY IN THE MIDDLE by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY’S BLOOD by Max Allan Collins—coming November 2021

    QUARRY’S CHOICE by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY’S CLIMAX by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY’S CUT by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY’S DEAL by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY’S EX by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY’S LIST by Max Allan Collins

    QUARRY’S VOTE by Max Allan Collins

    ROBBIE’S WIFE by Russell Hill

    SAY IT WITH BULLETS by Richard Powell

    SCRATCH ONE by Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

    THE SECRET LIVES OF MARRIED WOMEN by Elissa Wald

    SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT by Max Allan Collins

    SHILLS CAN’T CASH CHIPS by Erle Stanley Gardner

    SHOOTING STAR/SPIDERWEB by Robert Bloch

    SINNER MAN by Lawrence Block

    SKIM DEEP by Max Allan Collins

    SLIDE by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr

    SNATCH by Gregory Mcdonald

    SO MANY DOORS by Oakley Hall

    SO NUDE, SO DEAD by Ed McBain

    SOHO SINS by Richard Vine

    SOMEBODY OWES ME MONEY by Donald E. Westlake

    SONGS OF INNOCENCE by Richard Aleas

    STOP THIS MAN! by Peter Rabe

    STRAIGHT CUT by Madison Smartt Bell

    THIEVES FALL OUT by Gore Vidal

    TOP OF THE HEAP by Erle Stanley Gardner

    A TOUCH OF DEATH by Charles Williams

    THE TRIUMPH OF THE SPIDER MONKEY by Joyce Carol Oates

    TURN ON THE HEAT by Erle Stanley Gardner

    THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH by Ariel S. Winter

    TWO FOR THE MONEY by Max Allan Collins

   UNDERSTUDY FOR DEATH by Charles Willeford

    THE VALLEY OF FEAR by A.C. Doyle

    THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN by Gil Brewer

    THE VENOM BUSINESS by Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

    A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES by Lawrence Block

    WEB OF THE CITY by Harlan Ellison

    WITNESS TO MYSELF by Seymour Shubin

    THE WOUNDED AND THE SLAIN by David Goodis

    THE WRONG QUARRY by Max Allan Collins

    ZERO COOL by Michael Crichton writing as John Lange