In the mid-1920s, the magazine Black Mask turned to stories
favoring characters and atmosphere over intricate
puzzle-plotting. Led by Dashiell Hammett, the monthly
magazine inaugurated a golden age of American crime fiction.
On the Leonard Lopate show of this past tuesday (WNYC)Otto
Penzler talks about the stories he chose for The Black Lizard
Big Book of Pulps: The Best Crime Stories from the Pulps
During Their Golden Age--The '20s, '30s & '40s. Here is
the link to download a podcast: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2008/04/29
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