Crime novels : American noir of the 1950s.
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Books USA, ©1997. |
| Description | 892 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995 Talented Mr. Ripley. |
| Included Work | Willeford, Charles Ray, 1919-1988. Pick-up. |
| Included Work | Goodis, David, 1917-1967. Down there. |
| Included Work | Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984. Real cool killers |
| Included Work | Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977 Killer inside me. |
| Series | Library of America ; 95 Library of America ; 95. ^A515081 |
| Contents | The killer inside me / Jim Thompson -- The talented Mr. Ripley / Patricia Highsmith -- Pick-up / Charles Willeford -- Down there / David Goodis -- The real cool killers / Chester Himes. |
| Local note | Little-305764--305131011218Q |
| Local note | Little-322721--305131049045Z |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 884-892). |
| LCCN | 97002487 |