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Remembered for his novel They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, author Horace McCoy began his writing career as a mainstay during the golden age of Black Mask Magazine, selling nearly 20 stories to editor Joseph T. Shaw. A former aviator, McCoy penned 14 gritty stories of Jerry Frost for Black Mask: a flying Texas Ranger, one of "Hell's Stepsons" who patrolled the border. It was McCoy's greatest work for the pulps prior to departing for a lengthy car...

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The Great Depression led people to take desperate measures to survive. The marathon dance craze, which flourished at that time, seemed a simple way for people to earn extra money, dancing the hours away for cash, for weeks at a time.But the underside of that craze was a competition and violence unknown to most ballrooms. A lurid tale of dancing and desperation, Horace McCoy's classic American novel captures the dark side of the 1930s.

Hollywood, anni Trenta. Robert e Gloria sono due tra i tanti giovani che durante la Grande Depressione si riversano da ogni parte d'America nella città del cinema, in cerca di un'occasione. La loro amicizia nasce dopo un primo incontro fortuito, quando insieme decidono di iscriversi a una maratona di ballo, attratti dal premio di mille dollari e dalla possibilità di essere notati da qualche produttore a caccia di volti nuovi. Durante la massac...

Temptation and desire in Hollywood, Hard-boiled, Perverse

Temptation and desire in Hollywood, Hard-boiled, Perverse

TEMPTATION and DESIRE in Hollywood! Ralph Carston, a handsome young man from Georgia, and roommate Mona Matthews work as extras and dream of Hollywood stardom when a courtroom fracas by Mona gives them a flash of notoriety. This leads to a swank Hollywood party and an introduction to Ethel Smithers, a rich older woman with a less than pure interest in Carston.

TEMPTATION and DESIRE in Hollywood! Ralph Carston, a handsome young man from Georgia, and roommate Mona Matthews work as extras and dream of Hollywood stardom when a courtroom fracas by Mona gives them a flash of notoriety. This leads to a swank Hollywood party and an introduction to Ethel Smithers, a rich older woman with a less than pure interest in Carston.

A Once in a Lifetime, One of a Kind, Rainbow Suspense Murder Mystery Thriller...Filled with Shades of Love, Wealth, Deceit, Revenge, Deception and an Odd Twist of Hypnotic Allegiance that Rears its Ugly Head to lure a Successful Group of Business Associates to Fall Prey to One of the World's Seven Deadly Sins...Greed! Teacher Roy Baldwin, the only son and heir to the Multi-Million Dollar Empire of his father Charles Baldwin, whose Mysteriou...

A new edition of the classic of American noir, which was adapted into a film in 1969.

Temptation and desire in Hollywood. Hard-boiled. Perverse! Plot Summary: Ralph Carston, a handsome young man from Georgia, and roommate Mona Matthews work as extras and dream of Hollywood stardom when a courtroom fracas by Mona gives them a flash of notoriety. This leads to a swank Hollywood party and an introduction to Ethel Smithers, a rich older woman with a less than pure interest in Carston...

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Mike Dolan wages a long war against corruption. Surrounded by lies, he wants to print the truth. He quits his job on The Times-Gazette and founds The Cosmopolite with borrowed money.

Temptation and desire in Hollywood. Hard-boiled. Perverse! Ralph Carston, a handsome young man from Georgia, and roommate Mona Matthews work as extras and dream of Hollywood stardom when a courtroom fracas by Mona gives them a flash of notoriety. This leads to a swank Hollywood party and an introduction to Ethel Smithers, a rich older woman with a less than pure interest in Carston.