Crime Square Author:Robert J. Randisi (Editor) They call it the 'crossroads of the world', and from its inception Times Square has been the pulsing heartbeat of a city filled with life. Now, in this eclectic and electrifying collection, twenty acclaimed mystery writers portray New York City's Times Square through a century of murder and mayhem, where danger lurked arou... more »nd every corner, and where characters walked its streets with the easy confidence of a con man. Spanning over one hundred years, from its christening on April 19, 1904 to the contemporary 'Disney-ized' version, Crime Square is filled with guys, dolls, booze, and bullets. CRIME SQUARE is the ultimate collection of crime stories, set in the world's ultimate destination.
Contents:
Introduction by Robert J. Randisi;
Murder at the Metropole (1912) / Robert J. Randisi;
Frankie Light Fingers' Time Square Follies (1920s) / William E. Chambers;
Swell (1928) / John Lutz;
His Times Square Princess (1930s) / Albert Ashforth;
Misdirection (1980s) / Mel Odom;
The Devil's Face (1930s) / Max Allan Collins and Matthew Clemens;
The Sailor in the Picture (1940s) / Eileen Dreyer;
The Night of the Murder (1950s) / Max Allan Collins and Matthew Clemens;
The Night of the Murder (1950s) / Robert S. Levinson;
A Quarter Past Dead (1950s) / Angela Zeman;
Nothing Is Ever What It Seems (1959) / Martin Meyers;
You Would Cry, Too (1964) / Christine Matthews;
Thirty-six Stories Up (1970s) / Brad Parks;
Halley's Comet (1970s) / Reel Farrel Coleman;
Getting Out of the Box (1970s) / Michael Bracken;
A Fox on Broadway (1970s) / Gary Phillips;
Dim Bulbs, Dead Roaches (1980s) / Kenneth Wishnia;
Blues for Miss Annabelle (1990s) / Ira Berkowitz;
The Gatekeeper (1980's, the present) Warren Murphy;
The Perils of Penelope Pittson (1950's, present) / Joseph Pittman;