Fellow Rare Birds,
Apologies for the shameless self-promotion, but I thought
there was a good enough chance that people on this list would
be interested in this announcement that I figured I'd post it
in its entirety.
Quick summary for anyone who doesn't want to read the whole
thing:
* In October, Hard Case Crime will kick off its second year.
The plan is to publish one book per month after that.
* The first book of our second year will be THE COLORADO KID,
a new book written for us by none other than Stephen
King.
* Our November title: THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART by
Lawrence Block
* December: THE GUTTER AND THE GRAVE by Ed McBain, a
corrected version of "I'M CANNON--FOR HIRE" that reverts the
character's name back to "Matt Cordell," the way it was when
he appeared in MANHUNT, and replaces the title with one the
author prefers
* January 2006: NIGHT WALKER by Donald Hamilton, one of his
best non- Helm suspense titles
More color below...
Best, Charles
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NEW BOOK BY STEPHEN KING TO KICK OFF HARD CASE CRIME'S SECOND
YEAR
2005-2006 Lineup Also Includes Lawrence Block, Donald
Hamilton, Ed McBain and Donald E. Westlake
New York (February 28, 2005) - Winterfall LLC, creator of the
celebrated Hard Case Crime line of pulp-style paperback crime
novels, today announced that a new book by Stephen King will
be the lead title of the line's second year. The Colorado Kid
tells the story of two veteran newspapermen and their
investigation into the mysterious death of a man on an island
off the coast of Maine. The book was written specifically for
Hard Case Crime and has never previously been published. One
of the most beloved storytellers of all time, Stephen King is
the world's best-selling novelist, with more than 300,000,000
books in print.
Launched in September 2004 by novelists and pulp mavens
Charles Ardai and Max Phillips (and recently nominated for
two Edgar Allan Poe Awards by the Mystery Writers of
America), Hard Case Crime revives the storytelling and visual
style of the great pulp paperbacks of the 1940s, 50s, and
60s. The line features an exciting mix of lost pulp
masterpieces from some of the most acclaimed crime writers of
all time and gripping new novels from the next generation of
great hardboiled authors, all with new painted covers in the
grand pulp style. Authors range from current best-sellers
such as Lawrence Block, Max Allan Collins, Ed McBain, and
Donald E. Westlake to Golden Age stars like Erle Stanley
Gardner (creator of "Perry Mason"), Donald Hamilton (creator
of "Matt Helm"), Wade Miller (author of Touch of Evil), and
David Dodge (author of To Catch a Thief).
Cover artists include the legendary Robert McGinnis, creator
of the posters for the original Sean Connery James Bond
movies, as well as other award-winning painters chosen for
their ability to work in the vivid and dramatic style that
made pulp paperbacks so memorable. After seeing samples of
Hard Case Crime's books, Mickey Spillane
- creator of Mike Hammer and one of the best-selling
paperback writers of all time - wrote, "Those covers brought
me right back to the good old days."
The Colorado Kid will be published in October 2005 in the
classic pocket-sized mass-market paperback format in which
hundreds of millions of books were sold during the heyday of
pulp fiction. The book will be published through Winterfall's
ongoing collaboration with Dorchester Publishing, the oldest
independent mass-market publisher in the United States. The
book will also be available in audiobook and e-book editions
from Simon & Schuster, publisher of Stephen King's work
since 1998.
"Steve is an extraordinary writer, and as much a fan of
classic paperback crime fiction as we are," said Charles
Ardai, Hard Case Crime's editor. "We originally contacted him
to see if he'd be willing to write a blurb for our line, and
he decided that what he really wanted to do was write a book
for us instead. We're thrilled that he wanted to be part of
Hard Case Crime and we're very excited to get to introduce
the world to the baffling mystery of The Colorado Kid."
"This is an exciting line of books," Stephen King
commented,
"and I'm delighted to be a part of it. Hard Case Crime
presents good, clean, bare-knuckled storytelling, and even
though The Colorado Kid is probably more bleu than outright
noir, I think it has some of those old-fashioned kick-ass
story-telling virtues. It ought to; this is where I started
out, and I'm pleased to be back."
Since its debut in 2004, Hard Case Crime has been the subject
of enthusiastic coverage by a wide range of publications
including The New York Times, USA Today, Vanity Fair,
Playboy, U.S. News & World Report, BusinessWeek, The
Chicago Sun-Times, The Houston Chronicle, New York magazine,
the New York Post and Daily News, Salon, Publishers Weekly
and USA Weekend, as well as numerous other magazines,
newspapers, and online media outlets. The Chicago Sun- Times
wrote, "Hard Case Crime is doing a wonderful job publishing
both classic and contemporary `pulp' novels in a crisp new
format with beautiful, period-style covers. These modern
`penny dreadfuls' are worth every dime." Playboy praised Hard
Case Crime's "lost masterpieces," writing "They put to shame
the work of modern mystery writers whose plots rely on cell
phones and terrorists." And the Philadelphia City Paper
wrote, "Tired of overblown, doorstop-sized thrillers…? You've
come to the right place. Hard Case novels are as spare and as
honest as a sock in the jaw."
Hard Case Crime is scheduled to publish nine books in 2005,
increasing to a schedule of one title per month in 2006. The
next two titles in the line, due in stores at the start of
March, are Home Is the Sailor by 1950s pulp master Day Keene
and Kiss Her Goodbye, an original novel set on the mean
streets of Edinburgh, by the rising young Scottish noir
stylist Allan Guthrie.
For information about these and other forthcoming titles or
to sign up for the Hard Case Crime mailing list, visit
www.HardCaseCrime.com.
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