Author: Jean-Patrick Manchette
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175727
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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A New York Review Books Original Whether you call her a coldhearted grifter or the soul of modern capitalism, there’s no question that Aimée is a killer and a more than professional one. Now she’s set her eyes on a backwater burg—where, while posing as an innocent (albeit drop-dead gorgeous) newcomer to town, she means to sniff out old grudges and engineer new opportunities, deftly playing different people and different interests against each other the better, as always, to make a killing. But then something snaps: the master manipulator falls prey to a pure and wayward passion. Aimée has become the avenging angel of her own nihilism, exacting the destruction of a whole society of destroyers. An unholy original, Jean-Patrick Manchette transformed the modern detective novel into a weapon of gleeful satire and anarchic fun. In Fatale he mixes equal measures of farce, mayhem, and madness to prepare a rare literary cocktail that packs a devastating punch.
Author: Ed Brubaker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607067436
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Connects four stories, each one occuring during a distinct time in history, that contribute to the mystery that is the Femme Fatale.
Author: Philip Kerr
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101580321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Former detective and reluctant SS officer Bernie Gunther must infiltrate a brutal world of spies, partisan terrorists, and high-level traitors in this “clever and compelling”(The Daily Beast) New York Times bestseller from Philip Kerr. Berlin, 1941. Bernie is back from the Eastern Front, once again working homicide in Berlin's Kripo and answering to Reinhard Heydrich, a man he both detests and fears. Heydrich has been newly named Reichsprotector of Czechoslovakia. Tipped off that there is an assassin in his midst, he orders Bernie to join him at his country estate outside Prague, where he has invited some of the Third Reich's most odious officials to celebrate his new appointment. One of them is the would-be assassin. Bernie can think of better ways to spend a beautiful autumn weekend, but, as he says, “You don't say no to Heydrich and live.”
Author: Victor Gischler
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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The painted beauties go in guns a-blazin' to earn the bounty they need to crawl out of their squalid clown life. But the girls find out they're not quite as tough as they thoughtand when they fail to carry out the job to the letter, the boss decides he wants a refund. - Featuring covers by Tim Seeley (_Hack/Slash_, _Revival_)! - By Victor Gischler (_Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike-A Dark Place_, _Punisher MAX_, _X-Men)_! "[Gischler has] proven . . . to be a writer that can balance humor, drama, and action in an entertaining, fast paced package."Bleeding Cool
Author: Ed Brubaker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607065630
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages :
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Modern day reporter Nicolas Lash learns of a secret involving an ageless woman who has been on the run since the 1930s, while reporter Hank Raines meets the same woman in 1950s San Francisco.
Author: Lee Houston Junior
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781491002902
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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When your back's against a glistening futuristic wall and alien criminals are coming at you from all sides, that's when you need a man like HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE! And He's back in all his classic Private Eye glory! Lee Houston, Jr.'s futuristic detective with the 1950s sensibilities is back once again, this time in his first full length adventure! Hired as a security consultant for actress Ruby Kwartz' latest project, Hugh discovers that everyone around the starlet has an agenda all their own and someone wants to make sure this production will be her last. Find out if Hugh can catch a rising star before she falls...to her death! Featuring a fantastic cover by David L. Russell and stunning format and design by Sean Ali, HUGH MONN: CATCH A RISING STAR is Lee Houston at his best, delivering a classic 1950s vibe into a futuristic world! From Pro Se Productions, a publisher on the cutting edge of New Pulp and Genre Fiction!
Author: Shuzo Oshimi
Publisher: DENPA, LLC
ISBN: 1634429893
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 137
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Book Description
Commemorating twenty years of manga, FEMME FATALE showcases of all of the full color artwork from New York Time's Best Selling artist Shuzo Oshimi. Featuring cover art, posters, promotional materials and never before translated comics, this is a definitive compilation of character art from one of the best known manga artists in the 21st Century. Concept art and promotional illustrations from FLOWERS OF EVIL, INSIDE MARI, DRIFTING NET CAFE and BLOOD ON THE RAILS are also included giving readers a deeper look into Oshimi's processes and artistic mind. This collection also includes dozens of never before published in English comic pages that are a must have for Oshimi completionists.
Author: Victor Gischler
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616554347
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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They abandon their dilapidated travelling circus to try and make their fortune. But they quickly find out that to prove themselves in the world of big-contract killers, they must co-operate or face the consequences - not something they are always prepared to do. Clown Fatale is escapist fun at its absolute finest, filled with high-octane action sequences, daring disguises and buckets of face-paint. Gischler's creation is seedy, violent and unforgiving, but never fails to be stylish and colourful.
Author: Scarlet Risque
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781985140561
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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A BEAUTIFUL UNDERCOVER AGENT, Jessica, codename Purple Python, is sent to Singapore under the White Queen's orders to prevent the expansion plans of Wilmar Enterprises in Asia. Jessica identifies the chief financial officer of an equity fund, Garrett, as her key target. Garrett is interested in investing in Wilmar's Asia Fund, and Jessica is tasked with derailing his plans. As Jessica works on getting close to Garrett, she finds herself becoming interested in Garrett. Jessica engages in an internal tug-of-war as her feelings for Garrett deepen and she begins to question her loyalties. Will she betray the woman who saved her from the streets, or will she sacrifice her chance at a soul mate? Purple Python is a standalone full-length novel in the HOURGLASS series of corporate espionage undercover femme fatale agents. The series explores finding one's identity in the backdrop of capitalism with dominance and submission themes, romance, love, and betrayal entwined with undercover spies on a mission to serve the greater good.
Author: Stewart King
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110848459X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
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Book Description
The first systematic account of crime fiction as a global genre, offering unprecedented coverage of distinct traditions across the world.
