Comic books in 'Hard Case Crimes (Titan)'

1st printing. Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover by Glen Orbik. A whodunit with selected illustrations inspired by America's real-life "war on comic books" in the 1950s, from the award-winning master of the historical detective novel, Max Allan Collins. In 1954, a conservative critic declared war on violence and depravity in comic books, taking the fight all the way to the U.S. Senate. But what if along the way he'd been brutally murdered? Only private eye Jack Starr can solve the case! Featuring more than a dozen interior illustrations in the classic EC Comics style by Terry Beatty, the artist behind The Phantom and Ms. Tree! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 272 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. By Ed Mcbain. He'd been a promising piano prodigy, once. Now he was just an addict, scraping to get by, letting his hunger for drugs consume him. But a man's life can always get worse, as Ray Stone discovers when he wakes up beside a beautiful nightclub singer only to find her dead - and 16 ounces of pure heroin missing. On the run from the law, desperate to prove his innocence and find a killer, Ray also faces another foe, merciless and unforgiving: his growing craving for a fix. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. By Gore Vidal. The lost pulp crime novel by great American novelist Gore Vidal! Hired to smuggle an ancient artefact out of Egypt, Pete Wells finds himself the target of killers and femme fatales - and just one step away from triggering a revolution that will set Cairo aflame! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

Written by Ariel S. Winter. Cover by Charles Pyle.

THERES NEVER BEEN A BOOK LIKE THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH!

A breathtaking first novel written in the form of three separate crime novels, each set in a different decade and penned in the style of a different giant of the mystery genre. 1931 — The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead mans beautiful daughter—and to her hot-tempered American husband. 1941 — A hardboiled private eye hired to keep a movie studios leading lady happy uncovers the truth behind the brutal slaying of a Hollywood starlet. 1951 — A desperate man pursuing his last chance at redemption finds himself with blood on his hands and the police on his trail!

Three complete novels that, taken together, tell a single epic story, about an author whose life is shattered when violence and tragedy consume the people closest to him. It is an ingenious and emotionally powerful debut performance from literary detective and former bookseller Ariel S. Winter, one that establishes this talented newcomer as a storyteller of the highest caliber.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 670 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $25.99.

1st printing. By John Lange. American radiologist Peter Ross just wanted a vacation. But when he meets the beautiful Angela Locke on a Spanish beach, he soon finds himself caught in a murderous crossfire between rival gangs seeking a precious artifact. From Barcelona to the rain-swept streets of Paris, from the towers of the Alhambra to its darkest catacombs, Peter Ross is an ordinary man in desperate circumstances: racing to uncover a secret lost for centuries, before he becomes its next victim! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, Text Only. Cover price $6.99.

1st printing.

Written by Fabien Nury. Art by Bruno.

A GRITTY 1950s GANGSTER THRILLER!

Angola: a high-security prison, surrounded by deadly swamps, run by a brutal crime family. Tyler Cross is the toughest trafficker in the US, but when a risk-free gig sends him to hell, his life sentence could be a death sentence!

Hardcover, 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Fabien Nury. Art by Bruno.

From the writer of The Death of Stalin and Death to the Tsar! A gritty 1950's gangster thriller! Tyler Cross lives his life of the knife edge, but never shows the slightest sign of losing his cool. Guns, drugs, and the occasional well-placed explosive combine with trip-off-the-tongue hardboiled noir dialogue to make this an unforgettable plunge into the dark side of the American dream!

Hardcover, 100 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

By Charles Willeford. Cover by Paul Mann.

AN UNFORGIVABLE CRIME.
AN UNFORGETTABLE NOVEL.

Why would a happily married Florida housewife pick up her husband's .22 caliber Colt Woodsman semi-automatic pistol and use it to kill her two young children and herself? Cynical newspaper reporter Richard Hudson is assigned to find out - and the assignment will send him down a road of self-discovery in this incisive, no-holds-barred portrait of American marriage in the Mad Men era.

On the 30th anniversary of the death of the masterful novelist the Atlantic Monthly called the "father of Miami crime fiction," Hard Case Crime is proud to present Charles Willeford's legendary lost novel, unavailable since its original publication by a disreputable paperback house in 1961. One of Willeford's rarest titles (copies of the original edition sell for hundreds of dollars), Understudy for Death still has the power to disturb, half a century after its debut.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, Text Only.

NOTE: "No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford." - Elmore Leonard.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Eldo Yoshimizu.

Hard Case Crime presents a loving manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema, as Japanese artist Eldo Yoshimizu unveils the bloody and beautiful saga of a Yakuza princess! Ryuko is a hard-hitting, motorcycle-riding member of the Japanese mafia - after a criminal operation in the Middle-East turns explosive, she must return home to face Chinese gangsters, unknown terrorists, and her own personal demons... Part one of a two-part criminal saga packed with international intrigue, complex morality, and blistering action!

Softcover, 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Eldo Yoshimizu.

Hard Case Crime presents the explosive climax to Eldo Yoshimizu's manga homage to gangster cinema! As a covert war rages in Japan's underworld, the motorcycle-riding yakuza princess Ryuko discovers the truth behind the disappearance of her mother - and the face of her true foe! Part two of a two-part criminal saga packed with international intrigue, complex morality, and blistering action!

Softcover, 240 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Szymon Kudranski and Edu Menna.

Written by renowned comic writer and author of the Quarry Hard Case Crime novels, Max Allan Collins ('Road to Perdition', 'Batman', 'Action Comics Weekly') and illustrated by Szymon Kudranski ('Batman: Streets of Gotham', 'Spider-Man', 'Spawn'). Former U.S. Marine sniper Quarry has found a new vocation as a professional assassin. But when his latest contract turns out to be an old acquaintance from his military days, the fresh-faced hit man finds himself battling against his own conscience as secrets from the past start to reveal themselves.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

1st printing.

Written by Walter Hill and Matz. Art by Jef.

An operatic prohibition era crime caper from legendary director Walter Hill!

After years behind bars, Roy Nash never thought he'd walk the mean streets of Chicago again... let alone see his beloved one last time. But when the city's Mafia elite spring the notorious gun-for-hire, Roy once again finds himself thrown headfirst into a life of bloodshed and bullets as he sprints a breathless race to save the girl he left behind.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

By Ariel S. Winter. Cover by Charles Pyle.

THERES NEVER BEEN A BOOK LIKE THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH

A breathtaking first novel written in the form of three separate crime novels, each set in a different decade and penned in the style of a different giant of the mystery genre.

1931 — The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead mans beautiful daughter—and to her hot-tempered American husband.

1941 — A hardboiled private eye hired to keep a movie studios leading lady happy uncovers the truth behind the brutal slaying of a Hollywood starlet.

1951 — A desperate man pursuing his last chance at redemption finds himself with blood on his hands and the police on his trail...

Three complete novels that, taken together, tell a single epic story, about an author whose life is shattered when violence and tragedy consume the people closest to him. It is an ingenious and emotionally powerful debut performance from literary detective and former bookseller Ariel S. Winter, one that establishes this talented newcomer as a storyteller of the highest caliber.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 606 pages, Text Only.

NOTE: Bold, innovative, and thrilling – The Twenty-Year Death crackles with suspense and will keep you up late. - Stephen King

Cover price $14.99.

Set Includes Vol. 1-2 - Printings may vary.

Story and art by Eldo Yoshimizu.

Hard Case Crime presents the explosive climax to Eldo Yoshimizu's manga homage to gangster cinema! As a covert war rages in Japan's underworld, the motorcycle-riding yakuza princess Ryuko discovers the truth behind the disappearance of her mother - and the face of her true foe!

Collects Vol.1 and 2 of a two-part criminal saga packed with international intrigue, complex morality, and blistering action!

Softcover (2 volumes with Slipcase), 496 pages (Total), B&W.

Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Eldo Yoshimizu.

Hard Case Crime presents a loving manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema, as Japanese artist Eldo Yoshimizu unveils the bloody and beautiful saga of a Yakuza princess! Ryuko is a hard-hitting, motorcycle-riding member of the Japanese mafia - after a criminal operation in the Middle-East turns explosive, she must return home to face Chinese gangsters, unknown terrorists, and her own personal demons... Part one of a two-part criminal saga packed with international intrigue, complex morality, and blistering action!

Softcover, 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini (2017) #1-4.

Story and art by Cynthia von Buhler.

Unappreciated at her father's detective agency, the fabulous, rabbit-loving Minky Woodcock straps on her gumshoes in order to uncover a magical mystery involving the world-famous escape artist, Harry Houdini.

Created by acclaimed artist, author, director, and playwright Cynthia Von Buhler (Speakeasy Dollhouse, Evelyn Evelyn, Emily and the Strangers)!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla (2021 Titan) #1-4.

Story and art by Cynthia von Buhler. Cover by Robert McGinni.

TITAN BESTSELLING HARD CASE CRIME SERIES IS BACK!

A stylish, glamorous feminist take on the classic gumshoe!

Private investigator Minky Woodcock becomes involved in an investigation of maverick genius and reclusive pigeon-fancier, Nikola Tesla, and discovers a horrifying conspiracy involving corrupt politicians and Nazis.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Ms. Tree Quarterly Special (1990 DC) #1-10.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover byDenys Cowan.

The collected casebooks of famed '80s private eye, Ms. Tree! The creation of award-winning crime writer Max Allan Collins and legendary pulp artist Terry Beatty, Ms. Tree was shocking in the '80s and remains strongly relevant today. When her private detective husband is murdered by the Muerta crime family, Ms. Tree takes over the business - and his last case - as a cold, calculating, and tough as nails PI! This first volume collects five classic Ms. Tree stories, plus the rare Ms. Tree prose story "Inconvenience Store".

Softcover, 264 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Ms. Tree Quarterly Special (1990 DC) #1-10.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover by Claudia Caranfa. Back Cover by Terry Beatty.

From the minds of Road to Perdition author Max Allan Collins and artist Terry Beatty, comes the second collection of six classic Ms. Tree comics.

Join Ms. Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm carrying private detective on her thrilling adventures as she solves crimes and fights to get her revenge for her murdered husband. No case is too small, no violence too extreme, just as long as it gets the job done.

Softcover, 264 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

1st printing.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover by Claudia Caranfa. Back Cover by Terry Beatty.

The black widow of detective fiction returns in this third volume of classic Ms Tree stories by the award-winning writer Max Allan Collins and artist Terry Beatty. Join Ms Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm-carrying private eye through her thrilling casebook following the death of her husband on their wedding night.

Softcover, 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover by Claudia Caranfa. Back Cover by Terry Beatty. Introduction by Max Allan Collins.

JOIN MICHAEL TREE, THE 6FT, 9MM CARRYING PRIVATE DETECTIVE ON HER THRILLING ADVENTURES. NO CASE IS TOO SMALL, NO VIOLENCE TOO EXTREME, JUST AS LONG AS IT GETS THE JOB DONE.REPRINTED IN A COLLECTED EDITION FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Featuring the stories Dedline, Skin Deep, Runaway, Runaway II and Death, Danger and Diamonds.

Softcover, 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $34.99.

1st printing. Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover by Claudia Caranfa. THE NEXT INCREDIBLE INSTALMENT IN THE CASE BOOKS OF MS TREE, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, FROM FAMED HARD CASE CRIME AUTHOR MAX ALLAN COLLINS (ROAD TO PERDITION)! Join Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm carrying private detective on her thrilling adventures. No case is too small, no violence too extreme, just as long as it gets the job done. Collects Muerta Means Death Right To Die, Prisoner Cell Block Hell, Heroine Withdrawal, And The Other Cheek. Softcover, 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $34.99.

1st printing. Collects Stories from Ms. Tree Thrilling Detective Adventures (1983-1989 Renegade) #35 and 37-50 and Files of Ms. Tree TPB (1984-1986 Aardvark-Vanaheim) Vol. 3. Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover by Claudia Caranfa. Back Cover by Terry Beatty. Introduction by Max Allan Collins. The sixth sensational instalment in the Hard Case Crime books of Ms. Tree! Join Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm carrying private detective on her thrilling adventures. No case is too small, no violence too extreme, just as long as it gets the job done. Fans of hard-boiled detective and crime fiction will get a thrill from these tales! "Fallen Tree!" "Like Father!" "Murder Cruise!" "New Years Evil!" "Coming of Rage!" ...And more! Softcover, 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $34.99.