Death Comes Too Late

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HARD CASE CRIME - 20UNFORGETTABLE STORIES BY HARD CASE CRIME FOUNDERCHARLES ARDAISince debuting 20 years ago, Hard Case Crime has won acclaim forpublishing the best in hardboiled crime fiction - not least of all thework of founding editor Charles Ardai, which has won the Edgar,Shamus and Ellery Queen Awards, been selected for ?Best of theYear' anthologies, and earned praise from publications likethe Washington Post and Chicago Tribune and authors rangingfrom James Crumley and George Pelecanos to Megan Abbott andStephen King.Collected here for the first time anywhere are the author's 20 fineststories, including his Edgar-winning "The Home Front,? about deathand repentance during World War II; the Shamus Award finalist"Nobody Wins,? about a brutal gangland enforcer searching for thewoman he loves; and year's-best selections such as "A Bar CalledCharley's,? about a traveling salesman's most grueling night on theroad.