A collection of early crime stories by Max Allan Collins, exploring dark mysteries and gritty investigations.
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A collection of early crime stories by Max Allan Collins, exploring dark mysteries and gritty investigations.
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For fans of the popular author of Road to Perdition, here is an opportunity to see a young writer developing his themes and techniques. Two short stories from the late 1960s reveal the strong influences of Jim Thompson and James M. Cain on Max Allan Collins's hard-boiled career. And a previously unpublished caper novel, Shoot the Moon, confirms Collins's debt to his crime novel mentor Donald Westlake. "I present these stories," says Collins in his Introduction, "because the young writer I once w...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Minor references to sexual themes; not central or explicit.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence typical of crime stories; some graphic descriptions.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language fitting the gritty tone.
Substance use
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Minor depictions of alcohol or smoking; not a focus.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to suffering or cruelty in crime contexts.
Other
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