American Noir Classics

A collection of hardboiled crime fiction from the author of Double Indemnity, "one of the greats of American noir" (The Guardian).They call him Lucky—but he''s never had a lucky day in his life. A nineteen-year-old hobo just starting to ride the rails, he is hiding in the coal car when the railroad detective comes through. They get into a scuffle, and Lucky''s hand finds a railroad spike. . . ."De...