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    Black Mask 7: The Shrieking Skeleton: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
    Black Mask 8: The Sound of the Shot: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
    Black Mask 6: The Bloody Bokhara: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
    Audiobook series5 titles

    Black Mask Series

    Published by Highbridge Company

    Narrated by Eric Conger, Richard Ferrone, Peter Ganim and

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    About this series

    From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;Dirty Work#8221; by Horace McCoy; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;Merely Murder#8221; by Julius Long; read by Eric Conger#8220;Murder in One Syllable#8221; by John D. MacDonald; read by#160;Jeff Woodman#160;and Carol Monda#8220;Three Apes from the East#8221; by H.H. Stinson; read by Scott Brick#8220;Death Stops Payment#8221; by D.L. Champion; read by Eric Conger
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateApr 10, 2012
    Black Mask 7: The Shrieking Skeleton: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
    Black Mask 8: The Sound of the Shot: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
    Black Mask 6: The Bloody Bokhara: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 6

      Black Mask 6: The Bloody Bokhara: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
      Black Mask 6: The Bloody Bokhara: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Black Mask 6: The Bloody Bokhara: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Richard Ferrone
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;Body Snatcher#8221; by Theodore A. Tinsley; read by Richard Ferrone#8220;Murder on the Gayway#8221; by Dwight V. Babcock; read by David LeDoux#8220;The Key#8221; by Cleve F. Adams; read by Jeff Gurner#8220;The Bloody Bokhara#8221; by William Campbell Gault; read by Peter Ganim#160;

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;Body Snatcher#8221; by Theodore A. Tinsley; read by Richard Ferrone#8220;Murder on the Gayway#8221; by Dwight V. Babcock; read by David LeDoux#8220;The Key#8221; by Cleve F. Adams; read by Jeff Gurner#8220;The Bloody Bokhara#8221; by William Campbell Gault; read by Peter Ganim#160;

    • 7

      Black Mask 7: The Shrieking Skeleton: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
      Black Mask 7: The Shrieking Skeleton: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Black Mask 7: The Shrieking Skeleton: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Richard Ferrone
      5/5 - 3 ratings
      5/5 - 3 ratings

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;A Taste for Cognac#8221; by Brett Halliday; read by Peter Ganim#8220;Sauce for the Gander#8221; by Day Keene; read by Richard Ferrone#8220;A Little Different#8221; by W. T. Ballard; read by Jeff Gurner#8220;The Shrieking Skeleton#8221; by Charles M. Green; read by David LeDoux#8220;Drop Dead Twice#8221; by Hank Searls; read by Jeff Gurner

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;A Taste for Cognac#8221; by Brett Halliday; read by Peter Ganim#8220;Sauce for the Gander#8221; by Day Keene; read by Richard Ferrone#8220;A Little Different#8221; by W. T. Ballard; read by Jeff Gurner#8220;The Shrieking Skeleton#8221; by Charles M. Green; read by David LeDoux#8220;Drop Dead Twice#8221; by Hank Searls; read by Jeff Gurner

    • 8

      Black Mask 8: The Sound of the Shot: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
      Black Mask 8: The Sound of the Shot: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Black Mask 8: The Sound of the Shot: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Richard Ferrone
      5/5 - 3 ratings
      5/5 - 3 ratings

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes: #8220;The Sound of the Shot#8221; by Dale Clark; read by Richard Ferrone#8220;Flaming Angel#8221; by Frederick C. Davis; read by Peter Ganim#8220;Odds on Death#8221; by Don M. Mankiewicz; read by David LeDoux#8220;Those Catrini#8221; by Norvell Page; read by Jeff Gurner#8220;Smoke in Your Eyes#8221; by Hugh B. Cave; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;Blood, Sweat and Biers#8221; by Robert Reeves; read by Richard Ferrone

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes: #8220;The Sound of the Shot#8221; by Dale Clark; read by Richard Ferrone#8220;Flaming Angel#8221; by Frederick C. Davis; read by Peter Ganim#8220;Odds on Death#8221; by Don M. Mankiewicz; read by David LeDoux#8220;Those Catrini#8221; by Norvell Page; read by Jeff Gurner#8220;Smoke in Your Eyes#8221; by Hugh B. Cave; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;Blood, Sweat and Biers#8221; by Robert Reeves; read by Richard Ferrone

    • 9

      Black Mask 9: The Corpse Didn't Kick: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
      Black Mask 9: The Corpse Didn't Kick: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Black Mask 9: The Corpse Didn't Kick: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Eric Conger
      5/5 - 3 ratings
      5/5 - 3 ratings

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;The Black Bottle#8221; by Whitman Chambers; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;The Corpse Didn't Kick#8221; by Milton K. Ozaki; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;Try the Girl#8221; by Raymond Chandler; read by Scott Brick#8220;Don't You Cry for Me#8221; by Norbert Davis; read by Eric Conger#8220;T. McGuirk Steals a Diamond#8221; by Ray Cummings; read by Alan Winter#8220;Wait for Me#8221; by Steve Fisher; read by Carol Monda#8220;Ask Me Another#8221; by Frank Gruber; read by#160;Jeff Woodman#160;

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;The Black Bottle#8221; by Whitman Chambers; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;The Corpse Didn't Kick#8221; by Milton K. Ozaki; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;Try the Girl#8221; by Raymond Chandler; read by Scott Brick#8220;Don't You Cry for Me#8221; by Norbert Davis; read by Eric Conger#8220;T. McGuirk Steals a Diamond#8221; by Ray Cummings; read by Alan Winter#8220;Wait for Me#8221; by Steve Fisher; read by Carol Monda#8220;Ask Me Another#8221; by Frank Gruber; read by#160;Jeff Woodman#160;

    • 10

      Black Mask 10: Death Stops Payment: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
      Black Mask 10: Death Stops Payment: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Black Mask 10: Death Stops Payment: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine

      Eric Conger
      5/5 - 2 ratings
      5/5 - 2 ratings

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;Dirty Work#8221; by Horace McCoy; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;Merely Murder#8221; by Julius Long; read by Eric Conger#8220;Murder in One Syllable#8221; by John D. MacDonald; read by#160;Jeff Woodman#160;and Carol Monda#8220;Three Apes from the East#8221; by H.H. Stinson; read by Scott Brick#8220;Death Stops Payment#8221; by D.L. Champion; read by Eric Conger

      From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by #8220;the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine#8221; (Booklist).Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories. Now that collection is available for the first time on audio.Includes:#8220;Dirty Work#8221; by Horace McCoy; read by Bart Tinapp#8220;Merely Murder#8221; by Julius Long; read by Eric Conger#8220;Murder in One Syllable#8221; by John D. MacDonald; read by#160;Jeff Woodman#160;and Carol Monda#8220;Three Apes from the East#8221; by H.H. Stinson; read by Scott Brick#8220;Death Stops Payment#8221; by D.L. Champion; read by Eric Conger

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