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The last good kiss and the wrong case, by james crumley are two extraordinary detective novels. The last good kiss by crumley, jamesnovember 5, 1988 paperback will be shipped from us. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The last good kiss by james crumley overdrive rakuten. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. In addition, his novel the last good kiss has been called the most influential crime novel to come out in the past fifty years.
Published in 1978, the last good kiss is james crumley s third novel and the first to feature c. The last good kiss by james crumley the 1989th greatest. Sughrue, an alcoholic former army officer who is now a p. As sweetly profane a poet as american noir could have asked for ian rankin a friggin masterpiece dennis lehane the stunner that reinvigorated the genre and jacked up a generation of future crime novelists george pelecanos meet private detective c.
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James arthur crumley october 12, 1939 september 17, 2008 was the author of violent hardboiled crime novels and several volumes of short stories and essays, as well as published and unpublished screenplays. The right madness book by james crumley thriftbooks. The last good kiss by crumley, james november 5, 1988 paperback will be shipped from us. Joseph knobbs is the crime buyer for waterstones stores across the uk and, next year, will be publishing his first novel sirens under the name of joseph knox. Although praised by his fellow authors, up until about 1990, his books sold more in japan and france than they did stateside. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. This page contains details about the fiction book the last good kiss by james crumley published in 1978. Explore books by james crumley with our selection at. Sep 21, 2008 the last good kiss followed in 1978 with another montana detective, cw sughrue, and cult status was assured when milo returned for a second outing in dancing bear in 1983. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the last good kiss. Buy the last good kiss by james crumley online at alibris. Here he talks about how discovering a battered old copy of the last good kiss a classic mystery by crimewriting giant james crumley sparked a life long love of the genre. Buy the kobo ebook book the last good kiss by james crumley at indigo. See all books authored by james crumley, including the last good kiss, and the wrong case, and more on thriftbooks.
With a new introduction by an admiring ian rankin, the last good kiss is crumley at his best, hardboiled to perfection, cynical, written like a clockwork mechanism where every sentence is quasiperfect and boasts one of the most memorable opening sentences in the history of crime fiction. The glad and the sad the last good kiss is 19 chapters long. Buy james crumley ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Whatever the case, i came away from the book thinking two things. It is generally regarded as crumley s best novel, and any number of contemporary crime writers have described it as their favorite crime. This novel, written in the style and literary traditions of the socalled hard boiled crime novel, tells the story of private investigator cw sughrues search for a runaway young woman, missing for ten years. James crumley books list of books by author james crumley. Second, it may very well be the best piece of private investigator fiction written. His book the last good kiss has been described as the most influential crime novel of the last 50 years.
Sughrue, a montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar. Hired to track down a derelict author, he ends up on the trail of a girl missing in haightashbury for a decade. I recently reread james crumleys the last good kiss. James crumleys most popular book is the last good kiss c. The last good kiss ebook by james crumley rakuten kobo. Very good time out settling and calming down is never easy. James crumley, 68, wrote 11 novels but was best known for his 1978 book, the last good kiss. If chapter 18 was the books last chapter we would have had a happy ending. His novels the last good kiss, the mexican tree duck and the right. Crumley possesses a gift for the language and an ability to deal a few genuine surprises in his plotting although for me, plot is almost beside the point. Of james crumley, he has been described as a major definer and the patron saint of the private eye novel when it comes to postvietnam. James crumley 1 james crumley 1 primary author only james crumley disambiguation author division james crumley is composed of at least 2 distinct authors, divided by their works.
Buy the last good kiss by james crumley from waterstones today. Tough, hardboiled, and brilliantly suspenseful, the last good kiss is an unforgettable detective story starring c. The last good kiss followed in 1978 with another montana detective, cw sughrue, and cult status was assured when milo returned for a second outing in dancing bear in 1983. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on the last good kiss by james crumley. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Published in 1978, the last good kiss is james crumleys third novel and the first to feature c. James crumley, an american crime writer, died on september 17th, aged 68, sep 29th 2008. James crumley has 19 books on goodreads with 35734 ratings. Books by james crumley author of the last good kiss. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. With that kind of recommendation, i would have been hardpressed to pass it up.
But theres that final chapter 19, crumleys biting, hardboiled social commentary on how 1970s america has taken a tougher, more violent turn in the 30 years since chandler and marlowe. James crumley is composed of at least 2 distinct authors, divided by their works. This book is the 1989th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. The last good kiss pdf download full pdf read book page. Apr 20, 2016 the last good kiss ebook written by james crumley. James crumley 19392008 was an american author of hardboiled crime fiction. Read the last good kiss by james crumley available from rakuten kobo. James crumley is one of the most influential crime writers of the postchandler era, and his raw, subversive novels have earned him living legend status. Created by james crumley 19392008 when i finally caught up with abraham trahearne, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named fireball roberts in a ramshackle joint just outside of sonoma, california, drinking the heart right out of a fine spring afternoon. As sweetly profane a poet as american noir could have asked for ian rankin a friggin masterpiece dennis lehane the. James crumley, author of the last good kiss, on librarything.