There are three new titles now available from the
Stark House imprint Black Gat Books. If you’re not familiar with Black Gat,
you’re in for a treat. It is a mass market line dedicated to reprinting great
crime novels of the past. Stark House’s website identifies Black Gat’s mission
statement—
“This
is a single-title line of books, uniformly priced at $9.99, offering additional
reprint titles from past masters of mystery fiction. Each book will be
numbered. Some will have new introductions, some will not.”
The three new titles available now are:
No.
6. Felony Tank by Maclolm Braly. This
one was originally published in 1961 by Gold Medal. It is a prison tale from an
author who knew what prison was like.
Publisher’s description: “Seventeen-year-old Doug is in the wrong
place at the wrong time and ends up in jail. What happens next could only have
been written by the author of It’s Cold Out There.”
No.
7. The Girl on the Best Seller List by
Vin Packer. This one was originally published in 1960 by Gold Medal. Vin Packer
was one of Gold Medal’s great writers and her, Marijane Meaker, work is
underappreciated.
Publisher’s description: “They all had a reason to hate Gloria
Whealdon after she exposed their lives in her bestselling novel—but only one
had a reason to kill.”
No.
8. She Got What She Wanted by Orrie
Hitt. This one was originally published in 1954 by pure sleaze publisher Beacon
Books. Orrie Hitt’s work is something more (much more) than average and his
work has had a resurgence over the last several years.
Publisher’s description: “Della Banners was born into poverty. It had been a hard life up in the hills. But she discovered early that a girl with her figure could get things from men. So when she ran away to the city, she was ready to try anything.”
The Black Gat titles are available directly from the publisher, and most online bookstores. If you click on the above titles you
will be whisked to the Amazon page for each.
2 comments:
Never read these writers, Ben, but they sound stark and good to read.
Prashant, I've read Vin Packer and Orrie Hitt, but never these two titles. As for Malcolm Braly, I've never read his work, but several top-notch critics say his work is great. I've read that he spent most of his early-adult life in prison before becoming a novelist - Gold Medal gave him a book contract.
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