Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s: The Killer Inside Me / The Talented Mr. Ripley / Pick-up / Down There / The Real Cool Killers (Library of America) (Vol 2) Summary and Reviews

Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s: The Killer Inside Me / The Talented Mr. Ripley / Pick-up / Down There / The Real Cool Killers (Library of America) (Vol 2)
by Jim Thompson, Robert Polito, Patricia Highsmith, charles Willeford, David Goodis, Chester Himes

Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s: The Killer Inside Me / The Talented Mr. Ripley / Pick-up / Down There / The Real Cool Killers (Library of America) (Vol 2)
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Author: charles Willeford, Chester Himes, David Goodis, Jim Thompson, Patricia Highsmith, Robert Polito
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-09-01
ISBN: 1883011493
Number of pages: 892
Publisher: Library of America

Book Reviews of Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s: The Killer Inside Me / The Talented Mr. Ripley / Pick-up / Down There / The Real Cool Killers (Library of America) (Vol 2)

Book Review: An excellent compilation
Summary: 5 Stars

The other reviewers misunderstand "Pick Up", (****warning -- spoiler****) which is a fascinating novel because the narrator is mentally disturbed and completely unreliable. This fact explains the "twist" ending, a number of apparent editing errors and the unlikely events that occur throughout.

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