| The Black Mask Magazine #2 Contributor(s): Betancourt, John Gregory (Editor), Cragie, Hamilton (Contribution by), La Spina, Greye (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0809511150 ISBN-13: 9780809511150 Publisher: Wildside Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: A MYSTERY CLASSIC IS BORN . . . The Black Mask is without a doubt the single most important magazine for the modern mystery field. In its pages writers such as Earl Stanley Gardner and Dashiell Hammett reshaped the established view of mystery fiction, creating the tough-guy sleuth. The May 1920 issue - the magazine's second - shows the groundwork being laid for future issues, with a featured mystery novel by Hamilton Craigie and plenty of fast-paced adventures by authors such as Greye La Spina, Harold Ward, Frank Blighton, and Walter Grahame. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.08" W x 9.34" (0.45 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A MYSTERY CLASSIC IS BORN . . . The Black Mask is without a doubt the single most important magazine for the modern mystery field. In its pages writers such as Earl Stanley Gardner and Dashiell Hammett reshaped the established view of mystery fiction, creating the tough-guy sleuth. The second issue shows the groundwork being laid for future issues, with a featured mystery novel by Hamilton Craigie and plenty of fast-paced adventures by authors such as Greye La Spina, Harold Ward, Frank Blighton, and Walter Grahame. |