San Antonio College Library

The Shadowy Third, first published in 1946, is a fast-paced noir mystery centering on New York City lawyer, David Calder, and his search for a stolen priceless violin. Author Marco Page (pseudonym of Harry Kurnitz, 1908-1968) was an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter, writing more than 40 movie scripts during his prolific career.

Twenty-five writers of mystery fiction present stories featuring Chandler's introspective private eye and his Southern California milieu.

Lew Archer investigates the death of a wealthy matriarch found floating in her pool.

As the great detective prepares to speak at a gathering of the world's great chefs, one is found indelicately murdered. When the target for killing shifts to himself, Wolfe must close this case quickly or his next meal may be his last.

"In America Noir David Cochran details how ten writers and filmmakers probed the Cold War's cultural contradictions and indirectly challenged its social pieties: the superiority of American democracy, the benevolence of free enterprise, and the sanctity of the suburban family." "Cochran argues that these artists pioneered a detached, ironic sensibility in fictions that radically juxtaposed cultural references and blurred the distinctions between "high"...