From the award-winning author, who Stephen King called "a master of the short story" comes this unforgettable 20th-anniversary celebration of Hard Case Crime.

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HARD CASE CRIME - 20
UNFORGETTABLE STORIES BY HARD CASE CRIME FOUNDER
CHARLES ARDAI
Since debuting 20 years ago, Hard Case Crime has won acclaim for
publishing the best in hardboiled crime fiction - not least of all the
work of founding editor Charles Ardai, which has won the Edgar,
Shamus and Ellery Queen Awards, been selected for ?Best of the
Year' anthologies, and earned praise from publications like
the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune and authors ranging
from James Crumley and George Pelecanos to Megan Abbott and
Stephen King.
Collected here for the first time anywhere are the author's 20 finest
stories, including his Edgar-winning "The Home Front,? about death
and repentance during World War II; the Shamus Award finalist
"Nobody Wins,? about a brutal gangland enforcer searching for the
woman he loves; and year's-best selections such as "A Bar Called
Charley's,? about a traveling salesman's most grueling night on the
road.