Men From Boys

Harvey, John, Mark Billingham, Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Reginald Hill, Dennis Lehane, George P Pelecanos, Peter Robinson., Bill James, Bill Moody, James Sallis, Brian Thompson, Don Winslow, Daniel Woodrell, Andrew Coburn.

ISBN 10: 0060762853 / ISBN 13: 9780060762858

Edité par Dark Alley / Harper Collins, New York, 2003

A propos de cet article

First US edition, first printing of this collection of 17 short stories of crime fiction. Featured authors include John Harvey, Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Peter Robinson and more. Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.

N° de réf. du vendeur JB736

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Men From Boys
• Éditeur: Dark Alley / Harper Collins, New York
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0060762853
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780060762858
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Suspense
  • Short Story Collections
  • Crime Novel

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Synopsis

What actions must a boy take to become a man? One might use a razor to clear his first growth of beard, while another could employ it as a weapon -- both actions might be a fitting rite of passage.

In these dazzling works of fiction, seventeen masters of crime and suspense explore what it means to be a son, what it means to be a father, what it means to be a man. Spanning continents and decades, the stories are set in interconnected worlds both instantly recognizable and astonishingly believable, from long stretches on a dry Texas highway to a bleak London alley, from the claustrophobic confines of an after-hours backroom poker game to a rundown jazz joint in Manhattan.

Amid card sharks, revolvers, and shallow graves, the characters who inhabit these stories strive to discover what is right, what will give them dignity, what will earn them respect. Whether at the age of ten or thirty-five, all will come face-to-face with a situation that will brutally separate the men from the boys.

À propos de l?auteur

John Harvey is the author of the richly praised sequence of ten Charlie Resnick novels, the first of which, Lonely Hearts, was named by The Times (London) as one of the "100 Best Crime Novels of the Century." Flesh and Blood, his first novel featuring Frank Elder, was awarded the Crime Writers Association Silver Dagger for Fiction in 2004. He is also a poet, dramatist, and occasional broadcaster.