The Complete Casebook of Cardigan, Volume 1: 1931-32
by Frederick Nebel
introduction by Will Murray
Frederick Nebel's unforgettable character Jack Cardigan was one of the main reasons behind the success of the legendary Dime Detective Magazine. His hard-boiled P.I. stories were a major influence to other writers of the era, yet only a handful have been reprinted since their original 44-story run eighty years ago. Volume 1 of this series contains the first 11 installments, complete and uncut, with an all-new introduction by Will Murray and the original illustrations by John Fleming Gould:
"Death Alley" (November, 1931)
"Hell's Pay Check" (December, 1931)
"Six Diamonds and a Dick" (January, 1932)
"And There Was Murder" (February, 1932)
"Phantom Fingers" (March, 1932)
"Murder on the Loose" (April, 1932)
"Rogues' Ransom" (August, 1932)
"Lead Pearls" (September, 1932)
"The Dead Don't Die" (October, 1932)
"The Candy Killer" (November, 1932)
"A Truck-Load of Diamonds" (December, 1932)
396 pages, approx. 6"x9"
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Read the Reviews:
- Walker Martin at Mystery File: Frederick Nebel – The Complete Casebook of Cardigan, Volume 1
- The Bangor Daily News: Maine Editor Returns Maine Author’s Classic Detective Stories to Print
3 Comments
John Hocking
March 13, 2012This is the best thing to happen in hardboiled fiction for years.
I have long considered Nebel to be one of the last truly great authors of the pulp era whose work was still left unreprinted, at risk of crumbling into oblivion in the pages of 80 year old magazines.
Altus has taken steps to remedy this and anybody who loves detective stories, hardboiled fiction, or just good prose should be grateful. I am.
Thanks!
John
David
March 30, 2012When is this coming out for the kindle? Cant wait!
Matthew Moring
March 30, 2012We’re concentrating on bringing our older titles to e-book format currently. But this will come out digitally sooner or later.