What are the ingredients of a hard-boiled detective story? “Savagery, style, sophistication, sleuthing, and sex,” said Ellery Queen. Often a desperate blond, a jealous husband, and, of course, a tough-but-tender P.I. the likes of Sam Spade or...
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Автор: Бучер Энтони , Хантер Эван
Серия: Ed McBain’s Mystery Book
Язык: английский
Год: 1960
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