In 1997 The Library of America's "Crime Novels: American Noir" gathered, in two volumes, eleven classic works of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s--among them David Goodis's moody and intensely lyrical masterpiece "Down There," adapted by Francois Truffaut for his 1960 film "Shoot the Piano Player." Now, The [...]

Their vacation in paradise became a descent into hell. Their marriage on the rocks, James and Cora Bevan flew to Jamaica for a last chance at patching things up. But in the slums of Kingston James found himself fighting for his life - while Cora found her own path to destruction, in the arms of anot[...]

They say that a man needs a woman to go to hell with. Cassidy had two. One was his wife who kept him chained with ties of fear, jealousy, and paralyzing sexual need. The other was a frail angel with a bottle instead of a halo. With those two, Cassidy learned that the ride to hell could be twice as f[...]

The Goodis revival goes on--many of his titles are back in print including "The Blond on the Street Corner" from Serpent's Tail.[...]